prefilter
prefilter verb: to filter in advance.
Verb
prefilter (third-person singular simple present prefilters, present participle prefiltering, simple past and past participle prefiltered)
- To filter in advance.
- The prefiltered data was fed to a computer program for analysis.
- Facebook does not allow for pre-moderation of comments on pages and comments cannot be turned off, however NSW supreme court justice Stephen Rothman had argued that the media companies could have used a word filter using extremely common words to pre-filter the majority of comments to only be...2020 June 1, Josh Taylor, “Australian media companies face defamation liability for comments on Facebook after court dismisses appeal”, in The Guardian
Noun
prefilter (plural prefilters)
- A filter used in advance.
Forms of prefilter
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | prefilters |
| present participle | prefiltering |
| past participle | prefiltered |
| past | prefiltered |
| alternative form | pre-filter |
| Noun | |
| plural | prefilters |
Origin of prefilter
From pre- + filter.
Questions about prefilter
- What does prefilter mean?
- Prefilter means to filter in advance.
- What part of speech is prefilter?
- Prefilter can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of prefilter?
- The past tense of prefilter is prefiltered.
Words near prefilter in the dictionary
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