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preselection

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preselection [¦prē·si′lek·shən]
(computer science)
A technique for saving computation time in buffered computers in which a block of data is read into computer storage from the next input tape to be called upon before the data are required in the computer; the selection of the next input tape is determined by instructions to the computer.


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Their first worldwide number one, it was written specifically for Eurovision, after the group finished third with Ring Ring the previous year in the Swedish preselection contest, Melodifestivalen.
It started in 1988 with four German chemical companies that called their new regime CAMPUS, for Computer Aided Material Preselection by Uniform Standards.
Finally, the preselection of four topics thought to enjoy the greatest common ground among states was instrumental in focusing discussion and achieving approval for the meeting's outcome agreement.
 
 
 
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