preregistration
noun
- act of official registration in advance
Wiktionary
adj
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 registration English preregistration From pre- + registration.
- Before registration.
“a preregistration check”
- Pertaining to preregistration (of scientific trials or other experiments).
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 registration English preregistration From pre- + registration.
- An early registration, before the normal or traditional time, as with early online check-in at hotels.
“There is no charge for participation but pre-registration is necessary since space is limited.”
- Registration (of a study design) before a clinical trial (or any other type of scientific experiment) begins, for methodologic and thus epistemologic rigor.