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English
Etymology
From pre- + screen.
Verb
prescreen (third-person singular simple present prescreens, present participle prescreening, simple past and past participle prescreened)
- (transitive, intransitive) To screen in advance for potential problems, especially as a preliminary screening before further screening.
We'll prescreen with a questionnaire, and for candidates who get past that stage, we'll screen further with an interview.
2007 January 20, Damon Darlin, “Don’t Call. Don’t Write. Let Me Be.”, in New York Times:Opting out of prescreened offers of credit might also be useful when you apply for a mortgage.
Noun
prescreen (plural prescreens)
- A prescreening.