preregistration

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English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ registration.

Noun

preregistration (countable and uncountable, plural preregistrations)

  1. An early registration, before the normal or traditional time, as with early online check-in at hotels.
    • 1980 December 13, “Develop Your Career”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 2:
      There is no charge for participation but pre-registration is necessary since space is limited.
  2. Registration (of a study design) before a clinical trial (or any other type of scientific experiment) begins, for methodologic and thus epistemologic rigor.

Adjective

preregistration (not comparable)

  1. Before registration.
    a preregistration check
  2. (In attributive position, as noun adjunct) Pertaining to preregistration (of scientific trials or other experiments).