preloaded; preloading; preloads
: to load in advance and especially at a time removed from that of use
preloaded software
Examples of preload in a Sentence
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Rift Apart utilize the SSD to preload worlds and levels in seconds in anticipation of the player’s next move.
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Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired, 10 Mar. 2021
Riders should plan for additional travel time Sunday, said the MBTA, which also advised people to preload their CharlieCards and CharlieTickets.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
Simply preload the wooden pellets in the hopper, which are then pulled into the fire pot by an auger.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
Players who pre-order a Ragnarok Collector's Edition won't even be able to preload their digital copy of the game to play immediately on launch day.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022
The only way to buy these items on most United flights is to preload a credit or debit card into your account.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 2 June 2022
With the app, users preload emergency contacts to be pinged when they are pulled over or confronted by law enforcement officers.
—NBC News, 4 Mar. 2022
Device makers and carriers can preload competing app stores alongside Google Play, for example.
—John D. McKinnon, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2021
Though Flight Simulator has been available to preload on the Microsoft Xbox Series X console, the new update will require an additional 27.6GB to install, Microsoft said in a blog post.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 27 July 2021
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Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired, 10 Mar. 2021
Riders should plan for additional travel time Sunday, said the MBTA, which also advised people to preload their CharlieCards and CharlieTickets.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
Simply preload the wooden pellets in the hopper, which are then pulled into the fire pot by an auger.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
Players who pre-order a Ragnarok Collector's Edition won't even be able to preload their digital copy of the game to play immediately on launch day.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022
The only way to buy these items on most United flights is to preload a credit or debit card into your account.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 2 June 2022
With the app, users preload emergency contacts to be pinged when they are pulled over or confronted by law enforcement officers.
—NBC News, 4 Mar. 2022
Device makers and carriers can preload competing app stores alongside Google Play, for example.
—John D. McKinnon, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2021
Though Flight Simulator has been available to preload on the Microsoft Xbox Series X console, the new update will require an additional 27.6GB to install, Microsoft said in a blog post.
—Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 27 July 2021
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First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
preload
noun
pre·load
-ˈlōd 
: the stretched condition of the heart muscle at the end of diastole just before contraction
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