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pre-production, n. and a.
A. n.
1. [pre- A. 2.] (A) preliminary or trial production.
1938New Statesman 20 Aug. 282/1, I have seen pre⁓productions, for the Festival, of this week's naturalistic plays. 1947Crowther & Whiddington Science at War i. 49 The General Electric Company worked out a method of pre-production, by which small quantities of new valves could be produced by formerly unskilled women workers, while the problems of mass-production were being worked out.
2. [pre- B. 1.] Work prior to production; preparation for production.
1976Time 20 Dec. 63/1 We're here in New York doing preproduction. 1979D. Lowden Boudapesti 3 xviii. 100 In films, 80% of scripts written never reached the stage of pre-production.
B. adj. [pre- B. 2.] Prior or preliminary to (a) production.
1946Nature 21 Dec. 897/2 An extremely active development department using a larger number of pre-production machines. 1959Times 19 Feb. 2/4 Testing of valves up to pre-production stage. 1959P. Bull I know Face iv. 66 Other pre-production costs included advance payment to producer. 1967Jane's Surface Skimmers Systems 1967–68 133/1 The design team..is based in a factory at Zaporojie.., where all prototypes and pre⁓production engines..are developed and built. 1970M. Tormé Other Side of Rainbow (1971) iii. 34 Nearly every television variety show operates in a three-phase pattern. First, there is a preproduction period in which songs are chosen, scripts are written, [etc.]. 1973Times 12 Nov. 2/5 Noise measurements on the 02 preproduction aircraft had been disappointing. 1977Engin. Materials & Design Aug. 17/1 The results obtained were comparable with those expected from a pre-production run of conventionally designed radiators. |