Definitions for "Preamble"
A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.
To make a preamble to; to preface; to serve as a preamble.
The short introduction to the US Constitution, which reads, "We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Section of recorded data used to synchronise the data decoding electronics to the data stream. It occurs at the start of the data block.
The 62-bit synchronization information of an Ethernet frame. Preamble precedes other bits in an Ethernet frame. Also see frame.
Part of the wireless signal that synchronizes network traffic.
Preambles are religions references made at the beginning of a will. The start of many early wills have a very religious tone often beginning with 'In the name of God Amen' or 'In Dei Nomine Amen' in Latin, this is often followed by a formalised religious passage in which the person making the will commends his or her spirit to God.
Optional beginning words or phrase.
Interlinear morpheme-by-morpheme glosses give information about the meanings and grammatical properties of individual words and parts of words. Linguists by and large conform to certain notational conventions in glossing, and the main purpose of this document is to make the most widely used conventions explicit. Depending on the author's purposes and the readers' assumed background knowledge, different degrees of detail will be chosen. The current rules therefore allow some flexibility in various respects, and sometimes alternative options are mentioned. A remark on the treatment of glosses in data cited from other sources: Glosses are part of the analysis, not part of the data. When citing an example from a published source, the gloss may be changed by the author if they prefer different terminology, a different style or a different analysis.
A long tone or code preceding a page or selective call. Used for group calling or as a "wake-up" code.
Explanatory text preceding the clues in a Thematic Cryptic Crossword.
An official decree.
The opening statements to a license that do not usually form part of its legally applicable terms. The preamble is important to understand legal documents also as a form of narrative in which certain ideas and norms are invented and circulated.