pre·print
ˈprē-ˌprint 
ˌprē-ˈprint
1
: an issue of a technical paper often in preliminary form before its publication in a journal
2
: something (such as an advertisement) printed before the rest of the publication in which it is to appear
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The paper has been published on the preprint server arXiv and has not yet been peer reviewed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv.
—Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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Noun
New studies are skeptical The findings, uploaded May 21 to the preprint server arXiv and is undergoing peer review after it was submitted to the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
The paper has been published on the preprint server arXiv and has not yet been peer reviewed.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
Verb
The study was released to preprint recently and has not been peer reviewed.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv.
—Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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“Preprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preprint. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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