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pregap

pregap noun: a portion of a compact disc preceding the start of a track.

Noun

pregap (plural pregaps)

  1. A portion of a compact disc preceding the start of a track.
    • The CD-I player reads the pregap where the CD-I data is stored and displays this information to the consumer.1994, Chris Sherman, The CD-ROM handbook
    • One company claimed to have the rights to putting hidden tracks in that position, but it's not permitted by the Red Book standard, and many plants will not press CDs with a hidden track in the pregap.2013, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, editor, From Demo to Delivery, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN

Forms of pregap

pluralpregaps

Origin of pregap

From pre- + gap.

Questions about pregap

What does pregap mean?
Pregap means a portion of a compact disc preceding the start of a track.
What part of speech is pregap?
Pregap is a noun.
What is the plural of pregap?
The plural of pregap is pregaps.

Words near pregap in the dictionary

  1. pregametic
  2. pregaming
  3. preganglionic
  4. preganglionics
  5. pregante
  6. pregap
  7. pregaps
  8. pregastric
  9. pregastrula
  10. pregastrulation
  11. pregavage

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