: a prefabricated structure
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Noun
The company sells hundreds of prefabs every year.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
At just under $13K, Amazon’s prefab expandable tiny home is a highly customizable space for budding entrepreneurs and eager homeowners alike, offering a small but sturdy framework to build out a dream project on a budget.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Normally, textures, sprites, models, shaders, prefabs, etc are all saved locally and loaded at the beginning of each level.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Immortalized in numerous songs by the pride of Jersey, Bruce Springsteen, some 500 diners can still be found in the tiny state, which also served as the hub of prefab diner manufacturing for much of the early 20th century.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
At just under $13K, Amazon’s prefab expandable tiny home is a highly customizable space for budding entrepreneurs and eager homeowners alike, offering a small but sturdy framework to build out a dream project on a budget.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Noun
In another action, in 2024 Gov. Jared Polis announced funds from Proposition 123, which dedicates 0.1% of state income tax revenues to affordable housing, would prioritize prefabs.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Normally, textures, sprites, models, shaders, prefabs, etc are all saved locally and loaded at the beginning of each level.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Prefab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefab. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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