: a prefabricated structure
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Noun
The company sells hundreds of prefabs every year.
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Stefan Ionescu
march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
The one-story prefab pavilions will be available for purchase this fall — with two-story options to arrive at a later date — built by the design brand Kettal and offered in more than 80 countries.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 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
The pencil-thin DQ Tower squeezes a full home into a very slender footprint, while the EONE XL takes a wider prefab approach to the same basic challenge.
—Stefan Ionescu
march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
The one-story prefab pavilions will be available for purchase this fall — with two-story options to arrive at a later date — built by the design brand Kettal and offered in more than 80 countries.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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