Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To set (an automatic control, for example) beforehand.
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- adjective
set inadvance , or as adefault - verb transitive To
set something in advance.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective set in advance
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Examples
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ScreenFlow allows one to customize these settings once an overall codec preset is selected.
Tutorial: Splitting Clips And Adding Actions In ScreenFlow « vuBlog 2009
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Because all magazine fiction has such tight word counts, stories for intermediates (readers who read) often rely on certain preset reader expectations.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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Each preset is a mixture of the mood spectrums on the Moodstream mixer — happy/sad, calm/lively, warm/cool, and so on.
Moodstream Streams Music, Images And Video According To Your Mood | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Because all magazine fiction has such tight word counts, stories for intermediates (readers who read) often rely on certain preset reader expectations.
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The ir/motion sensor activates the camera then the unit calls a preset number and then sends a multimedia file to the programed number like your cell phone.
CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries Guest 2010
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If you don't have time for six keystrokes, the application lets you save a customized phone call preset as an AppleScript command.
CNET News.com 2008
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If you don't have time for six keystrokes, the application lets you save a customized phone call preset as an AppleScript command.
CNET News.com 2008
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If I were to retain a Biblical perspective, I would say that fate can be defined as a preset course.
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The mode dial on the right side rotates to access, Best Shot (otherwise known as preset scene modes), program mode, aperture-priority, shutter priority and manual exposure control.
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If I were to retain a Biblical perspective, I would say that fate can be defined as a preset course.
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Others are calling it a “preset,” a “pretox” or a wellness break before the holidays.
Holiday Preset: Focusing on Self-Care Before the Festivities - The New York Times By 2023
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