preloaded; preloading; preloads
: to load in advance and especially at a time removed from that of use
preloaded software
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The Engage Trail mode increases the ride height by 1.8 inches, programs the active roll control system to allow more wheel articulation, and preloads the center and rear differentials to ensure more traction.
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Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 19 June 2024
Additional features include an automatic turn off at night and turn on in the morning, the ability to preload images and messages for gifting, and unlimited storage.
—Maddie Michalik, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
The company famously doesn’t preload third-party software on its devices, and Apple’s Eddy Cue said in his own testimony in this case that Apple likely never would.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2023
Rift Apart utilize the SSD to preload worlds and levels in seconds in anticipation of the player’s next move.
—Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired, 10 Mar. 2021
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Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 19 June 2024
Additional features include an automatic turn off at night and turn on in the morning, the ability to preload images and messages for gifting, and unlimited storage.
—Maddie Michalik, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
The company famously doesn’t preload third-party software on its devices, and Apple’s Eddy Cue said in his own testimony in this case that Apple likely never would.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2023
Rift Apart utilize the SSD to preload worlds and levels in seconds in anticipation of the player’s next move.
—Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired, 10 Mar. 2021
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preload
noun
pre·load
-ˈlōd 
: the stretched condition of the heart muscle at the end of diastole just before contraction
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