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Definition of preload
transitive verb
: to load in advance and especially at a time removed from that of use preloaded software
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As of July, the EC was also conducting two other major investigations, including one that looks at whether contracts that oblige Android device makers to preload Google’s apps are anticompetitive.
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To remove any lash in the driveline and to preload the driveshaft and trans with torque, inch up to the line a bit while still holding the brakes.
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Instead of a single version of Android for all phones, there are various customizations made by hardware makers and apps preloaded by manufacturers and carriers.
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Super Nintendo is hitting stores again this fall, preloaded with vintage games.
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The system comes preloaded with more than 20 games, including memorable hits like Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Donkey Kong Country, Final Fantasy III and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
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That includes the car’s entertainment and navigation systems, preloaded music and mapping apps, tire-pressure sensors, even older entry points like a CD drive.
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Preloaded with more than 40,000 courses from around the world (and promising lifetime updates), wearers can access full-color course view mapping directly from their wrists.
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Choi preloads the reservoir with bacteria and freeze-dries them.
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First Known Use of preload
1945
Medical Dictionary
preload
play
noun
pre·load
\-ˈlōd\
Medical Definition of preload
: the stretched condition of the heart muscle at the end of diastole just before contraction
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