prescreen

[ pree-skreen ]

verb (used with object)

1. to screen in advance; select before a more detailed selecting process.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prescreen¹

First recorded in 1965–70; pre- + screen

Example Sentences

Without it, they would either have to prescreen content, which would basically upend their business model, or, as the liberals would like, they would have to remove any user content as soon as they received a complaint.

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