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preprint

American  
[pree-print, pree-print] / ˈpriˌprɪnt, priˈprɪnt /

noun

  1. an advance printing, usually of a portion of a book or of an article in a periodical.


verb (used with object)

  1. to print for future use.

  2. to print a preprint.

Etymology

Origin of preprint

First recorded in 1885–90; pre- + print


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Last month, researchers and physicians at Stanford and Harvard published an independent preprint study that looked at the performance of 24 clinical AI models.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

The research was published online Monday on a preprint server, which enabled the researchers to put out the paper before it was vetted by outside reviewers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

The study has been accepted for publication in the Planetary Science Journal, and the preprint is available on arXiv.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026

According to his tweet, the two studies he was referring to at the cabinet meeting were a Danish study from 2015 and a non-peer-reviewed preprint posted online in August, which refers to the Danish paper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

The results, published as a preprint, have not yet been reviewed by other scientists.

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