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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preloader

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
preload-er
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agent noun of preload; one who, or that which, preloads.

noun

In Flash animations, the loading screen that stalls for time while resources are downloaded.

Etymology

From preload + -er or pre- + loader.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

preloaders (plural)

Questions

What does preloader mean?
Agent noun of preload; one who, or that which, preloads.
Where does preloader come from?
From preload + -er or pre- + loader.

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