"preprocess" meaning in English

See preprocess in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preprocesses [present, singular, third-person], preprocessing [participle, present], preprocessed [participle, past], preprocessed [past]
Etymology: pre- + process Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|process}} pre- + process Head templates: {{en-verb}} preprocess (third-person singular simple present preprocesses, present participle preprocessing, simple past and past participle preprocessed)
  1. (computing) To process in advance. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: pre-process Translations (to process in advance): 预处理 (yùchǔlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), esikäsitellä (Finnish), előfeldolgoz (Hungarian), preprocesar (Spanish), tiền xử lý (Vietnamese), xử lý tiền kỳ (Vietnamese)

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