preload

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).
To drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.

noun

The end diastolic pressure that stretches the right or left ventricle of the heart to its greatest geometric dimensions under variable physiologic demand.
The internal application of stress to certain mechanical systems.

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preload preloads preloading preloaded

From pre- + load.

foreload preinstall pregame pre-drink

afterload foreload

preloadable preloader

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