preset
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɹiːsɛt/ / /pɹiːˈsɛt/ / /ˈpɹiːset/ / /pɹiːˈset/
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 set English preset From pre- + set.
- Set in advance, or as a default.
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 set English preset From pre- + set.
- A setting that is set in advance.
“To save these settings as a preset, click the Add button in the lower-left corner of the dialog and give the preset a name.”
- A kind of variable resistor designed to have its resistance set while building the circuit, and then left at that value.
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 set English preset From pre- + set.
- To set something in advance.