Definitions
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- adjective
Formatted in advance.
Etymologies
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Examples
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And now let’s look at what the PRE tag, also known as the preformatted tag, looks like:
Designing a WordPress Theme: Building a Post Sandbox « Lorelle on WordPress 2005
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I use the Link to Me Textbox plugin to provide preformatted HTML links that readers can copy and paste into their own sites.
10 Ways to Make Your Wordpess Blog Rock | Fantasy Fiction - Brian Rathbone.com 2008
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Abebooks bought Chrislands, as much as it is a sweatheart deal for the owners of Chrislands, a service which provides preformatted yet stand alone websites for booksellers who wanted to escape the tyranny of the three A's, it pretty much acknowledges that there is really no safety in numbers.
our changing world 2008
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And as a weird side note: Usually Marvel sends out their images preformatted at 550 pixels wide.
All-New, All-Deadly DARK X-Men? Where Do I Sign Up? | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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+ Version 1.0 - "import all Eudora settings and will support preformatted e-mail templates called stationery."
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I'd never thought literally about the directness of the name 'MySpace', but the ability to cutnpaste preformatted CSS code (you find after googling - cant be more than a couple hundred characters) into the about me section of your profile, and have your 'MySpace' transformed into a unique reflection of your aesthetic and a window into the eyes of your blaghblagh.
To LLo Jnr its all 'About Me' CSS on MySpace Ben Barren 2006
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I'd never thought literally about the directness of the name 'MySpace', but the ability to cutnpaste preformatted CSS code (you find after googling - cant be more than a couple hundred characters) into the about me section of your profile, and have your 'MySpace' transformed into a unique reflection of your aesthetic and a window into the eyes of your blaghblagh.
Archive 2006-02-01 Ben Barren 2006
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XML is sometimes used as the format for transferring data between the server and client, although any format will work, including preformatted HTML, plain text, JSON and even EBML.
The Boudist, Impersonal Buggy Ajax + Fading Roses Ben Barren 2006
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Each day, our Twitterati receive URLs to mention to their friends, along with preformatted TinyURLs for easy twittering.
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+ Version 1.0 - "import all Eudora settings and will support preformatted e-mail templates called stationery."
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