PRELOAD

Etymology

Verb

preload (third-person singular simple present preloads, present participle preloading, simple past and past participle preloaded)

(transitive) To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).

(intransitive, British, slang) To drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.

Synonyms

• (to load in advance): foreload

• (to drink in advance): pregame

Noun

preload

The end diastolic pressure that stretches the right or left ventricle of the heart to its greatest geometric dimensions under variable physiologic demand.

Anagrams

• Leopard, leopard, paroled

Source: Wiktionary



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