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.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Set in advance, especially as a default.
(not-comparable) The preset settings are fine for most users.
Translations (8)
da forudinstillet (set in advance) · eo antaŭelekto (set in advance) · pt predefinido (set in advance) · bg предварително установен (set in advance) · nl vooraf instellen (set in advance) · pt tomado m como (set in advance) · eo antaŭagordo (set in advance) · sv förinställning (set in advance)
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.
Meanings
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. 2012, Jeff Carlson, The iPad for Photographers: Master the Newest Tool in Your Camera Bag:
I thought I liked the default settings, but it turned out that it's your presets I prefer.
A kind of variable resistor designed to have its resistance stay at the value set when building the circuit.
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.
Meanings
(transitive) To set something in advance.
I preset it the right way, so don't change any settings.
fr prérégler (to set something in advance) · pt tomar como (to set something in advance) · da forudinstille (to set something in advance) · pt preestabelecido (to set something in advance) · pt pré-configurado (to set something in advance)