Preshift
adj, noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A shift performed in advance.
"[…] and the preshifts required to move the rectangle up one, right two or up one, left two."
Verb
- 1 To shift in advance. transitive
"We preshifted the game sprites to avoid having to redraw them at different positions during gameplay."
Adjective
- 1 Before a shift (in various senses). not-comparable
"The factory workers in Plant 2 would stop at Uncle Nancy’s for preshift pick-me-ups, and the executives at Maytag headquarters down the street would come for lunch."
Example
More examples"The factory workers in Plant 2 would stop at Uncle Nancy’s for preshift pick-me-ups, and the executives at Maytag headquarters down the street would come for lunch."
Etymology
From pre- + shift.
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