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pre·in·stall

(prē′ĭn-stôl′)
tr.v. pre·in·stalled, pre·in·stall·ing, pre·in·stalls
To install software on a computer or other device before selling it to a consumer.

pre·in′stal·la′tion (-stə-lā′shən) n.
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But Justice Secretary Leila de Lima expressed reservations about a proposal mandating the National Telecommunications Commission and service providers to preinstall "killswitch" software in all cell phones so they could be remotely disabled and cleared of all data and private information when stolen.
Device makers will be charged 15 dollars to license Windows 8.1 and preinstall it on devices that retail for less than 250 dollars, instead of the usual fee of 50 dollars, Cnet reported.
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Professors can preinstall activities and assignments directly into the ImagiProbe application on the student's portable device.
In the age of nearly constant security-related headlines, it's shocking that Lenovo would preinstall software that breaks the SSL trust chain in such a fundamental way.
In what many observers say may be one of LinuxWorld's most significant news items, meanwhile, VA Linux is expected to announce a new service to preinstall applications on Linux systems.
Examples of OEMS are Dell and Toshiba-PC manufacturers who often preinstall Windows software." The move basically means that PCs wont be shipped with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 preinstalled and Microsoft has already stopped selling both the versions via retail packaging.
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