Definitions from Wiktionary (preemption)
▸ noun: An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:
▸ noun: The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
▸ noun: The purchase of public land by the occupant.
▸ noun: (computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
▸ noun: (law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
Federal preemption,
preemption act,
preemption right,
Traffic signal preemption,
Kernel preemption,
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▸ noun: An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:
▸ noun: The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
▸ noun: The purchase of public land by the occupant.
▸ noun: (computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.
▸ noun: (law) The displacement of a lower jurisdiction's laws when they conflict with those of a higher jurisdiction.
Similar:
pre-emption,
præemption,
preëmption,
preemptor,
præ-emption,
preemptioner,
preclusion,
preemptive strike,
preordainment,
forestallment,
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