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preshift en · ADJ

Etymology

From pre- + shift.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Before a shift (in various senses).
   • The factory workers in Plant 2 would stop at Uncle Nancy’s for preshift pick-me-ups, and the executives at Maytag headquarters down the street would come for lunch. 2007 October 7, Dan Barry, “Politicians, and a Town in Flux, Come Calling”, in New York Times:

preshift en · NOUN

Etymology

From pre- + shift.

Meanings

1. A shift performed in advance.
   • […] and the preshifts required to move the rectangle up one, right two or up one, left two. 1983, Ken Williams, Bob Kernaghan, Lisa Kernaghan, Apple II Computer Graphics, page 156:

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preshift en · VERB

Etymology

From pre- + shift.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To shift in advance.
   • We preshifted the game sprites to avoid having to redraw them at different positions during gameplay.

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