preinstall
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
preinstall (third-person singular simple present preinstalls, present participle preinstalling, simple past and past participle preinstalled)
- (transitive) To install (software, etc.) in advance.
- My computer came with the operating system preinstalled.
Adjective edit
preinstall (not comparable)
- (computing) Prior to installation.
- I can't install this software because one of the preinstall checks failed.