pre-coordinate
/ˌpriːkəʊˈɔːdɪnət/(also pre-co-ordinate, precoordinate) Library Science
adjective
Designating or relating to an indexing language or retrieval system employing terms that consist of several elements combined in a fixed order which are intended to cover all aspects of the subject matter of a document to which they are assigned.
Origin
1960s. From pre- + co-ordinate. Compare post-coordinate.
- accessorily
- accessoriness
- accessorise
- accessorize
- accessory
- accessory before (or after) the fact
- accessory cell
- accessory chromosome
- accessory factor
- accessory mineral
- accessory nerve
- accessory plume
- accessory shoe
- access provider
- access road
- access time
- acciaccatura
- accidence
- accidency
- accident
- accidental
- accidentalism
- accidentalist
- accidentality
- accidentally