: a prefabricated structure
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Noun
The company sells hundreds of prefabs every year.
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Luxury never looked so convenient in this under-$20K prefab tiny home.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 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
OpenAI offers various prefab personalities for ChatGPT: Professional, Friendly, Candid, Quirky, Efficient, Nerdy, and Cynical—the Seven Dwarves of content creation.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Luxury never looked so convenient in this under-$20K prefab tiny home.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 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 26 Mar. 2026.
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