Meaning & use
Presetting
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The act of adjusting or configuring a device or control to a desired setting before it is actually used.
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The technician's presetting of the thermostats saved the building energy overnight.
Presetting the oven temperature in advance made dinner preparation much faster.
A note on using this word
Formed from 'pre-' plus 'setting'; also used as the present participle of the verb 'preset.'
Words with a similar meaning
preconfiguringpredetermining
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To set something in advance of its actual use.
She is presetting the alarm codes for the new building.
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