"precoloring" meaning in English

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          "text": "For any matching M in G and any precoloring of the edges in M using the colors #x5C;#x7B;1,#x5C;ldots,K#x5C;#x7D;, there is some proper K-edge-coloring of G extending the given precoloring.",
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          "text": "On the other hand, Thomassen's proof on planar graph 5 - choosability shows that some precolorings (two adjacent precolored vertices) and short lists (on the same face) allow a list coloring extension.",
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