preload

verb pre·load \ ˈprē-ˌlōd \

|Updated on: 6 Jun 2018

Definition of preload

preloaded; preloading; preloads

transitive verb

: to load in advance and especially at a time removed from that of use

preloaded software

Recent Examples of preload from the Web

Nintendo is releasing a gold and red Famicom Mini in Japan that comes preloaded with 20 games that are based on manga, as spotted by Kotaku.

— shannon liao, The Verge, "Nintendo is making a special edition Famicom Mini loaded with manga games," 14 May 2018
Even though beacons are preloaded with $10, some homeless people will not accept one.

— scott greenstone, chicagotribune.com, "Homeless? This startup has an app for that," 9 May 2018
Generally less viscous than BHO or rosin hash, CO2 oil is often sold preloaded into vaporizer cartridges or disposable vaporizer pens.

— alex wigglesworth, latimes.com, "Legal weed in California: A consumer's guide," 20 Apr. 2018
Facebook Lite doesn't appear to preload photos at all.

— michael calore, WIRED, "Facebook Lite Slims Down Your Social Experience," 16 Mar. 2018
PrEP basically preloads your body with medicine, family doctor Adam Lake, M.D., an American Academy of HIV Medicine specialist working for Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, tells SELF.

— sophie saint thomas, SELF, "PrEP Isn’t Just for Men Who Have Sex With Men—Should You Be on It?," 19 Jan. 2018
Then, in September of last year, another hit—a mini, revamped version of the SNES preloaded with 21 games.

— rachel tepper paley, Bloomberg.com, "Eight Retro Gadgets That Got Modern Updates," 18 Jan. 2018
Every car comes preloaded with the tech, but functionality—including purported autonomous-driving capability—is optional.

— Car and Driver, "New Cars for 2018: Tesla," 10 Oct. 2017
In some cases, the springs (005) are preloaded with shims.

— k.c. colwell, Car and Driver, "Prime Cuts: We Cut Open a Multimatic Spool-Valve Damper to Reveal Its Secrets," 3 Nov. 2017

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First Known Use of preload

1945

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preload

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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