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pre-processing

|pre-pro-cess-ing|

🇺🇸

/ˌpriːˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/

🇬🇧

/ˌpriːˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/

(pre-process)

data preparation

Base Form	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle	Verb
pre-process	pre-processed	pre-processed	pre-processing	pre-processes

Etymology

Etymology Information

'pre-processing' originates from the prefix 'pre-' meaning 'before' and the word 'process' meaning 'a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular end'.

Historical Evolution

'Pre-processing' evolved from the combination of 'pre-' and 'process' to describe actions taken before the main processing.

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'actions taken before processing', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

the action or process of preparing data for analysis or further processing.

Pre-processing is crucial for ensuring data quality.

Synonyms

data preparationdata cleaning

Verb 1

to perform pre-processing on data.

The software can pre-process large datasets efficiently.

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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:42