Definition of preload
: to load in advance and especially at a time removed from that of use
- preloaded software
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Facebook Lite doesn't appear to preload photos at all.
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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.
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Then, in September of last year, another hit—a mini, revamped version of the SNES preloaded with 21 games.
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Every car comes preloaded with the tech, but functionality—including purported autonomous-driving capability—is optional.
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In some cases, the springs (005) are preloaded with shims.
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Firmware comes preloaded on computers, smartphones and other devices, permanent instructions to govern their operations.
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Lenovo must also implement a comprehensive software security program to test all software the comes preloaded onto its laptops, and that security program will be subject to third-party audits.
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ABC Studios Coming after Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage, Iron Fist might be the most obscure Marvel Comics character to inspire a street-level superhero drama on Netflix, but none has come preloaded with nearly this much baggage.
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First Known Use of preload
1945
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of preload
: the stretched condition of the heart muscle at the end of diastole just before contraction
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