Dictionary Definition
preview
Noun
1 an advertisement consisting of short scenes
from a motion picture that will appear in the near future [syn:
prevue, trailer]
2 a screening for a select audience in advance of
release for the general public v : watch (a movie or play) before
it is released to the general public
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /pɹiːvjʉː/
Noun
- A foretaste of something.
- An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Something seen in advance.
Translations
foretaste of something
- German: Vorschau , Vorblick
- Greek: προεπισκόπηση
advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- German: Vorschau , Voraufführung
- Greek: πρώτη προβολή
something seen in advance
- ttbc French: avant-première , aperçu
Verb
Translations
to show something in advance
to see something in advance
- French: prévoir
Translations to be checked
Extensive Definition
In computing, a preview may be
where output of a particular document, page, film, etc. is
displayed before it is produced in its final form. In the case of
printed material this is known as a "print preview".
Preview is also used as a type of slang with
troubleshooting errors. One would use it by saying something like,
"Preview the error." This means to give some type of information
for someone to help the user with. Often it means providing a
screencap of the error message.
Many websites and online forums allow users to
preview their content before submitting it. This is especially
important in sites with complex markup (not WYSIWYG), where it
serves as second chance to catch spelling errors and similar
issues.
preview in German: Preview
preview in French: Prévisualisation
preview in Korean: 미리 보기
preview in Dutch: Preview
preview in Japanese: プレビュー
preview in Simple English: Preview
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
3-D, Cinemascope, Cinerama, Technicolor, Western, animated cartoon,
anticipation, be a
gas, be a hit, bill,
black-and-white film, bomb,
cartoon, chiller, cinema, color film, contemplation, creepie, dekko, discretion, documentary, documentary
film, dramatize,
educational film, envisagement, envisionment, eye, eyeful, fail, farseeingness, farsightedness, feature, film, flick, flicker, flop, forecast, foreglance, foregleam, foreglimpse, forehandedness, foreseeing, foresight, foresightedness,
headline, horror
picture, horse opera, leer,
leering look, longsightedness,
look, look-in, looking
ahead, lustful leer, make a hit, melodramatize, motion
picture, motion-picture show, mount, movie, moving picture, newsreel, nudie, open, open a show, opening, photodrama, photoplay, picture, picture show,
pornographic film, prediction, premiere, preparation, prepublication, present, prevision, produce, prospect, prospection, providence, provision, prudence, put on, readiness, regard, sagacity, scenarize, scene, set the stage, short, sidelong look, sight, silent, silent film, skin flick,
sly look, sneak preview, spaghetti Western, stage, star, succeed, talkie, talking picture, theatricalize, thriller, trailer, try out, underground
film, vernissage,
view