pre·print
ˈprē-ˌprint 
ˌprē-ˈprint
1
: an issue of a technical paper often in preliminary form before its publication in a journal
2
: something (such as an advertisement) printed before the rest of the publication in which it is to appear
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Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The findings, posted on the bioRxiv preprint server, revealed surprising patterns in how these mutations spread throughout the forest.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv.
—Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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Noun
The papers, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, were recently posted to the preprint server bioRxiv.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The findings, posted on the bioRxiv preprint server, revealed surprising patterns in how these mutations spread throughout the forest.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
The study was released to preprint recently and has not been peer reviewed.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
Scientists are good at creating new ways of sharing information, from the World Wide Web to preprint servers like arXiv.
—Iulia Georgescu, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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“Preprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preprint. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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