preedit
nounEtymology From pre- + edit.
1
An edit of a preliminary type, before a main editing step.
preedit
verbEtymology From pre- + edit.
1
To edit (something) in advance.
2
To edit (something) in a preliminary way before a main editing step.
- Some systems require their users to preedit text—for example, into lines (as in WinMAX Pro and AQUAD) or into paragraphs not exceeding a certain length (NUD*IST and NVivo recognize paragraphs by carriage returns).2013, Klaus Krippendorff, Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology, page 260: