preselects

Picks in advance

Preselects means to select in advance, before a main selection process occurs.

A form might have options preselected for you to accept or change.

Software preselects default settings.

Committees preselect candidates before final interviews.

The prefix emphasizes that the choosing happens beforehand: The system preselects items based on your browsing history.

choices

shortlist

Culled selection for review

finalists · options · alternatives · defaults · picks · favorites · roster · slate · lineup · pool

preferences

defaults

Preset options or failures

saved · remembered · stored · customized · personalized · tailored · user-defined · bookmarked · starred · pinned

Opposites
timing of selection

preselectsimprovises

Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed

deliberation vs. spontaneity

preselectsrandomizes

Makes outcomes unpredictable

wings it · goes with the flow

selection vs. rejection

preselectsfilters out

Removes by selection

culls · disqualifies

Family

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Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G