prewrite

== English == === Etymology === From pre- + write. === Verb === prewrite (third-person singular simple present prewrites, present participle prewriting, simple past prewrote, past participle prewritten) (transitive) To make a first draft of ideas and format for an essay, thesis, article, or book as a plan for the actual writing. ==== Derived terms ==== prewriter === Noun === prewrite (plural prewrites) A first draft of a script, etc. (computing, databases) A write operation that is buffered instead of being applied directly to the database.