preformat

verb

pre·​for·​mat ˌprē-ˈfȯr-ˌmat 

variants or pre-format

preformatted or pre-formatted; preformatting or pre-formatting

transitive verb

: to format (something) in advance

preformat a disc

The editing software preformats the page.

preformatted adjective

or pre-formatted

Renewals … are "passive"—state workers check income databases in advance and, if nothing has changed, send a preformatted form that a parent just signs and returns.

—Don Sapatkin

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above