Preprinted

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Printed in advance, usually on paper or forms, before any additional writing or information is added
2. Having designs, text, or images applied beforehand to materials that will later have more content added
3. Featuring content that has been produced during manufacturing, prior to any further personalization or completion

Etymology: "Preprint" is a plain compound: the prefix "pre-", meaning "before", attached to "print". The word "print" came into English in the Middle English period through a chain of French and Latin forms, ultimately from Latin "imprimere", "to press into", with the sense of pressing a mark onto a surface. "Preprint" therefore combines "before" with a long-established term for impressing marks, and "preprinted" is simply its past form, used as an adjective for materials that already carry a design before further text or images are added. The prefix does most of the work here. English has used "pre-" for centuries to mark something done in advance, which is why "preprint" and its relatives fit naturally into everyday use, with no special coinage behind them.

Synonyms: pre-published, pre-produced, pre-issued, pre-made, preformatted

Antonyms: blank, unprinted, empty, unformatted