Definitions

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  • verb transitive To filter in advance.
  • noun A filter used in advance.

Etymologies

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pre- +‎ filter

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Examples

  • The water flowed through four downflow roughing filters and one so-called prefilter before being treated by a finishing filter.

    1. Historical development and experience with water treatment 1996

  • And they do great thingsthey prefilter information so you dont have to Google your way through millions of sites, theyre a community of like-minded people, they can be funny, creative.

    Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009

  • And they do great thingsthey prefilter information so you dont have to Google your way through millions of sites, theyre a community of like-minded people, they can be funny, creative.

    Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009

  • And they do great thingsthey prefilter information so you dont have to Google your way through millions of sites, theyre a community of like-minded people, they can be funny, creative.

    Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009

  • And they do great thingsthey prefilter information so you dont have to Google your way through millions of sites, theyre a community of like-minded people, they can be funny, creative.

    Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009

  • And they do great thingsthey prefilter information so you dont have to Google your way through millions of sites, theyre a community of like-minded people, they can be funny, creative.

    Roadside Crosses Jeffery Deaver 2009

  • I wish there was a prefilter before it got to my premoderation or a "spam capture" or "smut capture" with automatic e-mail sent to the person who does it as well as a log of their IP address done automatically.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • I wish there was a prefilter before it got to my premoderation or a "spam capture" or "smut capture" with automatic e-mail sent to the person who does it as well as a log of their IP address done automatically.

    My Answers to this Year's Edublogosphere Survey: Please take it yourself! 2008

  • Manufacturers use a range of different technologies to enable their machines to remove odors:• The Whirlpool Whispure AP45030S, $230, highly rated in “Filtering the claims,” uses a thin carbon-fiber mat that also serves as a prefilter to remove large particles.

    Q&A: Can air purifiers get rid of household odors? 2008

  • Manufacturers use a range of different technologies to enable their machines to remove odors: • The Whirlpool Whispure AP45030S, $230, highly rated in “Filtering the claims,” uses a thin carbon-fiber mat that also serves as a prefilter to remove large particles.

    Q&A: Can air purifiers get rid of household odors? 2008

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