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preformatted

preformatted adjective: formatted in advance.

Adjective

preformatted (not comparable)

  1. Formatted in advance.
    • Buying preformatted floppy disks means that you don't have to waste time formatting them.

Origin of preformatted

From pre- + formatted.

Questions about preformatted

What does preformatted mean?
Preformatted means formatted in advance.
What part of speech is preformatted?
Preformatted is an adjective.

Words near preformatted in the dictionary

  1. preformationists
  2. preformations
  3. preformative
  4. preformatives
  5. preformats
  6. preformatted
  7. preformatting
  8. preformed
  9. preforming
  10. preformism
  11. preformist

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