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preseˈlect, v.
[pre- A. 1.]
trans. To select in advance.
1864Webster s.v., Stars preselected for simultaneous observation. 1910Proc. Amer. Inst. Electr. Engin. XXIX. 189 The secondary switches are inserted between the line-switches and the first selectors in such a way that the primary line switches pre-select idle secondaries and the secondaries pre-select idle first selectors. 1941J. S. Huxley Uniqueness of Man ii. 56 Immigrants were pre-selected for..the qualities making up the pioneer spirit. 1961Which? Reports on Cars 7 The cars tested..are in no way pre-selected by the dealer or especially inspected by the manufacturer. 1974Country Life 28 Nov. 1673/1 Four pushbuttons..can be set to pre-select any given four FM stations.
Hence preseˈlected, -seˈlecting ppl. adjs.
1910Proc. Amer. Inst. Electr. Engin. XXIX. 184 A line switch always uses a pre-selected idle trunk instead of making a selection after a subscriber starts to call as the Strowger selector switches do. 1924H. H. Harrison Introd. Strowger Syst. Autom. Telephony i. 16 The combination of such pre-selecting switches with the trunking methods..made the large capacity exchange system a commerical possibility. 1933Auden in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1978) Aug. 305 The pre-selected gear adjusted. 1962J. Riordan Stochastic Service Syst. vi. 126 A. B. Clarke..proposed..that the process be observed, in the stationary condition, for a preselected busy time τ. 1974D. Kyle Raft of Swords iii. 19 A short-range missile..capable of being fired at pre-selected targets. 1977Offshore Engineer June 60/3 A computer program..carried out a complete fatigue analysis of pre-selected joints of the tower. |