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fu·ture proof

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  1. future proofverb

    To make ready to meet potential future requirements, or make use of potential future opportunities.

  2. future proofadjective

    designed not to be obsolete in the future

Wikipedia

  1. future proof

    Future-proofing (also futureproofing) is the process of anticipating the future and developing methods of minimizing the effects of shocks and stresses of future events. Future-proofing is used in industries such as electronics, medical industry, industrial design, and more recently, in design for climate change. The principles of future-proofing are extracted from other industries and codified as a system for approaching an intervention in an historic building.

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  1. Future proof

    The phrase future proofing describes the exclusive process of trying to anticipate future developments, so that action can be taken to minimize possible negative consequences, and to seize opportunities.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of future proof in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of future proof in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of future proof in a Sentence

  1. Theresa May:

    Our trade and investment relationship is unrivalled – we are the largest investors in each other's economies and every day a million British people go to work for U.S. companies in the UK and a million Americans go to work for UK companies in the U.S., this week we have an opportunity to deepen this unique trading relationship and begin discussions about how we will forge a strengthened, ambitious and future-proof trade partnership.

  2. Ben Wood:

    Nokia seems to have put together a very elegant deal in order to maximize the potential to drive some revenue from the handset business, with no risk in terms of hardware, the brand is strong in the feature phone space, but does it stand for a cutting-edge future proof smartphone? That's unclear ... It's a brand that has lost its lustre.

  3. Filippo Yacob:

    The Cubetto kit's The Cubetto kit that Heather McGowan can apply to anything : Heather McGowan basically learn to think in a very logical and rational manner, for us, The Cubetto kit's about making children future proof.

  4. Chief Executive Vittorio Colao:

    The real thing that Europe needs is fibre and open fibre, ideally access to dark fibre, so you can all compete on the same grounds, and that is also future proof, there is a clear agenda on the part of these companies to undo 30 years of customer choice, re-establish their former monopolies and make it very difficult for other players to compete.

  5. Ben Stanton:

    There is definitely a subset of customers who will wait for 5G and want to future proof their device, but this will not apply to everyone. The mass market currently has no idea what to use 5G for, so for many, a lack of 5G on the newest iPhone may not be a problem.


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    Brett Yeatman
    Want to start designing future-proof homes. Has anyone had any experience here?
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