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preload

Definitions

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  • verb transitive To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).
  • verb intransitive, UK, slang To drink cheap alcohol at home before going out socially.

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ load.

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Examples

  • You'll have to play with how much "preload" you put on the barrel.

    Fixing an Inaccurate Rifle 2008

  • You'll have to play with how much "preload" you put on the barrel.

    Fixing an Inaccurate Rifle 2008

  • Competitors are arguing that the EU should insist that Microsoft "preload" Windows with other browsers so users don't have to download the software.

    EU Plans Fresh Strike on Microsoft 2009

  • Preliminary construction activities include placing "preload" material to compress soft soils.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • Preliminary construction activities include placing "preload" material to compress soft soils.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2009

  • This menu allows for the user to "preload" the timer of how long they can use their device without interruption-by watching multiple advertisements in advance.

    Macworld UK News 2009

  • The first two players to the finishing line today win a beta key and [item type = "preload"] Tyrael's Hilt [/ item].

    World of war 2008

  • Not a lot of people do ... [item type = "preload"] Necrotic Rune [/ item] s were the things that players acquired during the Scourge Invasion, the opening of Naxxramas the first time around, when necropolises were invading all the major cities in Azeroth.

    World of war 2008

  • The first two players to the finishing line today win a beta key and [item type = "preload"] Tyrael's Hilt [/ item].

    World of war 2008

  • Cast-aluminum swing arm w/piggyback high/low-speed, compression, rebound, and threaded preload adjustment (11)

    Quad 2009 ATV Buyers Guide 2009

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Forms

  1. preloaded
  2. preloads

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  • alexz commented on the word preload

    in mountain bike suspensions, it's an adjustment which compresses a spring to compensate for a heavier rider.

    January 12, 2013

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    January 13, 2013