preedit

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verb

To edit (something) in advance.

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Meanings

verbpreedit (third-person singular simple present preedits, present participle preediting, simple past and past participle preedited)

present singular third person preedits · participle present preediting · participle past preedited · past preedited

  1. transitiveTo edit (something) in advance.
  2. transitiveTo edit (something) in a preliminary way before a main editing step.

    Some systems require their users to preedit text—for example, into lines (as in WinMAX Pro and AQUAD) or into paragraphs not exceeding a certain length (NUD*IST and NVivo recognize paragraphs by carriage returns).

    2013, Klaus Krippendorff, Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology, page 260
nounpreedit (plural preedits)

plural preedits

  1. An edit of a preliminary type, before a main editing step.

Origin

From pre- + edit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

preedit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preedit

MLA

“preedit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preedit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preedit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preedit.

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