preloaded; preloading; preloads
: to load in advance and especially at a time removed from that of use
preloaded software
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Shares of Apple jumped last week after a federal judge ruled in Alphabet's antitrust case that the company can continue making payments to preload Google Search onto the iPhone.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
While Google will still be allowed to pay firms to place or preload its search engine, browser or AI chatbot, Mehta barred the company from entering into exclusive agreements to prioritize these products.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
The company will not, however, be barred from paying device makers to preload its products, including Google Search and its generative AI products.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
By letting people preload the beta, EA ensured that most of the server load for the beta would be people who are playing the game rather than those trying to download the game.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
While Google will still be allowed to pay firms to place or preload its search engine, browser or AI chatbot, Mehta barred the company from entering into exclusive agreements to prioritize these products.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
The company will not, however, be barred from paying device makers to preload its products, including Google Search and its generative AI products.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
By letting people preload the beta, EA ensured that most of the server load for the beta would be people who are playing the game rather than those trying to download the game.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Preload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preload. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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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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