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precovery

noun

Etymology

Blend of pre- + recovery.

  1. derived from recovree
  2. inherited from recoveree
  3. compounded as precovery — “pre- + recovery”

Definitions

  1. The use of previously gathered data (especially photographic images) to recover a…

    The use of previously gathered data (especially photographic images) to recover a recently discovered object (typically a small solar system body).

    • If you look for your new object after discovery, it's called "recovery". [...] if you find your new object in some old data that someone took before you discovered your object, it's called a "precovery".

  2. The act of resting before a long night, weekend or season of binge drinking.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for precovery. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA