Usually means: Initial tension applied before use.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. preload: Merriam-Webster
  2. preload: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. preload: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Preload, preload: Wordnik
  5. preload: Wiktionary
  6. preload: Dictionary.com
  7. Preload (cardiology), Preload (disambiguation), Preload (engineering), Preload (software), Preload: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. preload: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. preload: Encyclopedia
  2. Preload (engineering): Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. preload: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. preload: Medical dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. preload: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. PRELOAD: Glossary on Terminology related to Nuts and Bolts

Definitions from Wiktionary (preload)

verb:  (transitive) To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).
verb:  (intransitive, British, slang) To drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.
noun:  (anatomy) The end diastolic pressure that stretches the right or left ventricle of the heart to its greatest geometric dimensions under variable physiologic demand.
noun:  (engineering) The internal application of stress to certain mechanical systems.

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