preoptimization

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noun

An advance optimization; an instance of preoptimizing.

OriginEnglish optimization ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpreoptimization (countable and uncountable, plural preoptimizations)

plural preoptimizations · alternative preoptimisation

  1. countableuncountablecomputingAn advance optimization; an instance of preoptimizing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishoptimization
  10. Englishpreoptimization

From pre- + optimization.

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APA

preoptimization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoptimization

MLA

“preoptimization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoptimization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preoptimization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoptimization.

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