preprocess
verb
pre·pro·cess (ˌ)prē-ˈprä-ˌses 
-ˈprō-,
-səs
preprocessed; preprocessing; preprocesses
transitive verb
: to do preliminary processing of (something, such as data)
preprocessor
(ˌ)prē-ˈprä-ˌse-sər
noun -ˈprō-;
-sə-sər
-ˌsȯr
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For one, Funding Circle preprocessed thousands of loans before the second round opened up, and Metcalf says some 61% of those PPP applications were for $50,000 and under (the average loan size BlueVine has processed is also $50,000). 
Anne Sraders, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2020 Out of 100 recordings of test words, for two of them preprocessing returned an error. Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2018 Out of 100 recordings of test words, for two of them preprocessing returned an error. Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2018
Anne Sraders, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2020 Out of 100 recordings of test words, for two of them preprocessing returned an error. Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2018 Out of 100 recordings of test words, for two of them preprocessing returned an error. Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above