preload

verb pre·load \ˈprē-ˌlōd\

Definition of PRELOAD

transitive verb

: to load in advance and especially at a time removed from that of use <preloaded software>

1945

Medical Dictionary

noun pre·load \-ˈlōd\

: the stretched condition of the heart muscle at the end of diastole just before contraction

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