"precopy" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From pre- + copy.",
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      "form": "precopies",
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      "form": "precopying",
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          "text": "However, in a true cloud computing environment, you don't know which other physical server the VM will be moved to, and therefore you don't know where to precopy the data.",
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        "To copy in advance."
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        "(transitive, computing) To copy in advance."
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      "form": "precopies",
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        "singular",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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        "participle",
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