preprocessor
noun
- type of computer program
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 processor English preprocessor From pre- + processor.
- program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program