preidentified en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From pre- + identified.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Identified in advance
In preidentified census blocks, census enumerators canvassed the blocks, updated the address list, and delivered and completed census questionnaires for all housing units.
2002, New York, 2000, page 510:When the code word is used, all family members retreat to preidentified locations in the home for a specified period of time so the family member who is angry can calm down.
2011, John E.B. Myers, The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment, →ISBN, page 203:Of these, 55 percent come from the referral agencies and 45 percent are preidentified.
1979, United States House Committee on Government Operations, Department of Labor Monitoring of Manpower Programs for the Hard to Employ:
Synonyms
predesignated (identified in advance) · fixed (identified in advance) · predetermined (identified in advance) · unchangeable (identified in advance) · foredetermined (identified in advance) · preplanned (identified in advance) · designated (identified in advance)