"preloader" meaning in English

See preloader in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: preloaders [plural]
Etymology: preload + -er or pre- + loader Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|preload|er}} preload + -er, {{prefix|en|pre|loader}} pre- + loader Head templates: {{en-noun}} preloader (plural preloaders)
  1. Agent noun of preload; one who, or that which, preloads. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: preload (extra: one who, or that which, preloads)
    Sense id: en-preloader-en-noun-F9pZwISF
  2. (web development, historical) In Flash animations, the loading screen that stalls for time while resources are downloaded. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Programming, Web design
    Sense id: en-preloader-en-noun-SR1lZyj8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with pre-, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 27 73

Inflected forms

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