prefilled

adjective

pre·​filled ˌprē-ˈfild How to pronounce prefilled (audio)
variants or pre-filled
: filled in advance
prefilled sandbags
pre-filled syringes
Enter your address, and you see a prefilled form detailing exactly how your home was built …Cliff Kuang

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But that wasn’t a major change; flu vaccines in prefilled syringes are already thimerosal-free. Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prefilled was in 1935

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“Prefilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefilled. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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