Definition of "preview" []

• An advance showing, as of a movie or art exhibition, to which a selected audience is invited before public presentation begins. (noun)
• An advance viewing or exhibition, especially the presentation of several scenes advertising a forthcoming movie; a trailer. (noun)
• An introductory or preliminary message, sample, or overview; a foretaste. (noun)
• To view or exhibit in advance. (verb-transitive)
• To provide a preliminary sample or overview of: The professor previewed the course for us. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "We've chosen the term preview edition to reflect that GlobeReader is a brand new product for us, and to a large degree the industry, which we will continually improve based upon reader feedback."
• "In addition to the label preview, the screen also displays a variety of other useful information, including media and battery status indicators and material and ribbon part numbers."
• "If the preview is any indication, the local version of the popular UK program should make for entertaining viewing."