preprint
noun
- version of a scholarly or scientific paper that precedes publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly or scientific journal
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English print English preprint From pre- + print.
- A preliminary form of an academic paper that has not yet been published in a journal.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English print English preprint From pre- + print.
- To print in advance.