preidentified

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ identified.

Adjective

preidentified (not comparable)

1. Identified in advance
   • 1979, United States House Committee on Government Operations, Department of Labor Monitoring of Manpower Programs for the Hard to Employ‎:

     Of these, 55 percent come from the referral agencies and 45 percent are preidentified.

   • 2002, New York, 2000‎, page 510:

     In preidentified census blocks, census enumerators canvassed the blocks, updated the address list, and delivered and completed census questionnaires for all housing units.

   • 2011, John E.B. Myers, The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment‎, →ISBN, page 203:

     When the code word is used, all family members retreat to preidentified locations in the home for a specified period of time so the family member who is angry can calm down.

Synonyms

• (identified in advance): foredetermined, preplanned, predetermined, fixed, designated, predesignated, as is