pre·print
ˈprē-ˌprint 
ˌprē-ˈprint
1
: an issue of a technical paper often in preliminary form before its publication in a journal
2
: something (such as an advertisement) printed before the rest of the publication in which it is to appear
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
The study follows and largely corroborates research posted late last year to the preprint server bioRxiv, in which scientists constructed an anglerfish evolutionary timeline.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv.
—Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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Noun
The findings were detailed in a preprint study, which has not been peer-reviewed, posted to Research Square, an open-access platform.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
The study follows and largely corroborates research posted late last year to the preprint server bioRxiv, in which scientists constructed an anglerfish evolutionary timeline.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
Verb
The study was released to preprint recently and has not been peer reviewed.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv.
—Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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“Preprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preprint. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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