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preedited

preedited is the simple past and past participle of preedit.

Meaning of preedit

Verb

preedit (third-person singular simple present preedits, present participle preediting, simple past and past participle preedited)

  1. (transitive) To edit (something) in advance.
  2. (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

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Questions about preedited

What is preedited the simple past and past participle of?
Preedited is the simple past and past participle of preedit.

Words near preedited in the dictionary

  1. preeclampsias
  2. preeclamptic
  3. preeclamptics
  4. preed
  5. preedit
  6. preedited
  7. preediting
  8. preedits
  9. preeducation
  10. preedy
  11. preeing

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