preedit en · NOUN
Etymology
From pre- + edit.
Meanings
- An edit of a preliminary type, before a main editing step.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preedits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
preedit en · VERB
Etymology
From pre- + edit.
Meanings
- (transitive) To edit (something) in advance.
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(transitive) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preedited | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preedited | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| preedits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| preediting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |