pre·store
| \ ˌprē-ˈstȯr
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variants:
or pre-store
prestored or pre-stored; prestoring or pre-storing
Definition of prestore
: to store (something) before it is needed
… the network transactions involved in storing the keys turn out to be a significant hold-up. To speed up that process, the authors prestore a key, and then provide it when the reader requests one.— John Timme
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“Prestore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prestore. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of prestore was in 1940
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