pre·print
ˈprē-ˌprint 
ˌprē-ˈprint
1
: an issue of a technical paper often in preliminary form before its publication in a journal
2
: something (such as an advertisement) printed before the rest of the publication in which it is to appear
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The missing matter has been hiding out as invisible ionized hydrogen gas, which forms halos around galaxies far larger and more frequently than earlier estimations, according to a report in a physics preprint server, as well as at scientific conferences.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv.
—Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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Noun
For the study, which was submitted to the preprint server arXiv, the researchers created a virtual simulation of the Antikythera mechanism, which approximated how the box’s gears would have fit together.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The missing matter has been hiding out as invisible ionized hydrogen gas, which forms halos around galaxies far larger and more frequently than earlier estimations, according to a report in a physics preprint server, as well as at scientific conferences.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
The study was released to preprint recently and has not been peer reviewed.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv.
—Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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“Preprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preprint. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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