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preset

pre·set [ pree sét ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle pre·set, present participle pre·set·ting, 3rd person present singular pre·sets)
Definition:
 
set machine to come on later: to arrange the settings of a timing device controlling an electrical appliance so that the appliance is automatically switched on at a specific time



noun  (plural pre·sets)
Definition:
 
gadget that turns machine on later: an electronic timing device or system that is used to make an appliance operate at a later time

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