preloaded; preloading; preloads
: to load in advance and especially at a time removed from that of use
preloaded software
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The only change here, though, is that the KB399 gets more suspension adjustment than the Kawasaki, thanks to preload and damping adjusters.
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New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Customers will still be able to preload $35 for unlimited seven-day travel onto an OMNY card — riding free after paying for 12 trips in any seven-day period — though pre-paying is not required for the unlimited rides.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, mandating them to push it via software updates on handsets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, Samsung wants to preload Perplexity on its phones and also integrate the company's search functionality directly into its Internet Browser.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Customers will still be able to preload $35 for unlimited seven-day travel onto an OMNY card — riding free after paying for 12 trips in any seven-day period — though pre-paying is not required for the unlimited rides.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, mandating them to push it via software updates on handsets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, Samsung wants to preload Perplexity on its phones and also integrate the company's search functionality directly into its Internet Browser.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Preload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preload. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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preload
noun
pre·load
-ˈlōd 
: the stretched condition of the heart muscle at the end of diastole just before contraction
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