preload

American  

[pree-lohd] / ˌpriˈloʊd /

verb (used with object)

preloaded, preloading

1. to load beforehand.

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Other Word Forms

• preloadable adjective
• preloader noun

Example Sentences

India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones after a public furore.

From BBC

He also ruled that Google can no longer enforce contracts around its search product and other tools that require manufacturers to preload Google products on their devices.

From Salon

“They preload and they keep loading.”

From Slate

Additionally, the lawsuit asserted Google offered incentives to Samsung to use the Play Store instead of its own Galaxy app store and paid off cellphone manufacturers not to make their own app stores and instead preload the Play Store on devices so it’s impossible to delete.

From Seattle Times

“We pay for preload exclusivity on a device-by-device basis,” Pichai said under questioning by the Justice Department.

From Reuters