preprocess

verb

pre·​pro·​cess (ˌ)prē-ˈprä-ˌses 

-ˈprō-,

-səs

preprocessed; preprocessing; preprocesses

transitive verb

: to do preliminary processing of (something, such as data)

preprocessor

(ˌ)prē-ˈprä-ˌse-sər 

-ˈprō-;

-sə-sər

-ˌsȯr

noun

Examples of preprocess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The township was not on the state's list of communities to preprocess absentee ballots. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024

Buffa did not preprocess Warren's absentee ballots, of which there were 25,439, per the Secretary of State's website. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024

For years, clerks have lobbied Michigan lawmakers to amend the state's election law to give them more time to preprocess ballots before Election Day. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024

Being able to preprocess a portion of the absentee ballots on Sunday and Monday to prepare them for counting helped speed up the tabulations this year, Baxter said. —Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022

Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, in the wake of the 2020 election, pointed to Florida — where election officials have weeks to preprocess absentee ballots — as a model for Michigan. —Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2022

For one, Funding Circle preprocessed thousands of loans before the second round opened up, and Metcalf says some 61% of those PPP applications were for $50,000 and under (the average loan size BlueVine has processed is also $50,000). —Anne Sraders, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2020

Out of 100 recordings of test words, for two of them preprocessing returned an error. —Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above