preselect
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pre·se·lect

transitive verb \ˌprē-sə-ˈlekt\

Definition of PRESELECT

: to choose in advance usually on the basis of a particular criterion
pre·se·lec·tion \-ˈlek-shən\ noun

First Known Use of PRESELECT

circa 1859

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