preload

verb

pre·​load ˈprē-ˌlōd 

preloaded; preloading; preloads

transitive verb

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

preloaded software

Examples of preload in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the Avenue of the Giants has spotty cell service, visitors should preload the route onto the maps app of their choice. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026

As part of the update, Microsoft also preloads elements of File Explorer to improve speeds. — PC Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025

As per the patent, the rider will be able to preload the throttle while gripping the clutch lever, thereby quickly releasing it to produce a torque burst, effectively replicating the hard launch that motocross riders rely on. — New Atlas, 14 May 2026

The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, mandating them to push it via software updates on handsets. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for preload

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad

Medical Definition

preload

noun

pre·​load -ˈlōd 

: the stretched condition of the heart muscle at the end of diastole just before contraction