preinstall

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ install.

Verb

preinstall (third-person singular simple present preinstalls, present participle preinstalling, simple past and past participle preinstalled)

1. (transitive) To install (software, etc.) in advance.

   My computer came with the operating system preinstalled.

   • 2024 November 27, Paul Bigland, “Around the UK on nearly 80 trains...”, in RAIL, number 1023, page 48:

     The Scots have had the foresight to install passive provision for electrification, having plans in existence and by pre-installing piles for OLE (overhead line equipment) mast bases.

Adjective

preinstall (not comparable)

1. (computing) Prior to installation.

   I can't install this software because one of the preinstall checks failed.