preview
Definitions
General English
- noun a private showing of a film or exhibition before it is open to the public
Computing
- verb to display text or graphics on a screen as it will appear when it is printed out
- noun the opportunity to see something before it is released to the general public
Marketing
- noun a showing of a film, a television commercial, or an exhibition to a specially invited audience before the general public sees it
- noun a piece printed in a paper or magazine or broadcast on radio or television describing and commenting on something that is soon to be broadcast or presented to the public
- noun a short film shown on television or at the cinema promoting a forthcoming film or programme
- verb to write, print or broadcast a short piece that describes and comments on something that is soon to be broadcast or presented to the public
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