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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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