SINCE 1828
prestore
verb
pre·store
| \ ˌprē-ˈstȯr
\
\
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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