Preedit
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An edit of a preliminary type, before a main editing step.
Verb
- 1 To edit (something) in advance. transitive
- 2 To edit (something) in a preliminary way before a main editing step. transitive
"Some systems require their users to preedit text—for example, into lines (as in WinMAX Pro and AQUAD) or into paragraphs not exceeding a certain length (NUD*IST and NVivo recognize paragraphs by carriage returns)."
Example
More examples"Some systems require their users to preedit text—for example, into lines (as in WinMAX Pro and AQUAD) or into paragraphs not exceeding a certain length (NUD*IST and NVivo recognize paragraphs by carriage returns)."
Etymology
From pre- + edit.
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