pregap

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ gap

Noun

pregap (plural pregaps)

1. A portion of a compact disc preceding the start of a track.
   • 1994, Chris Sherman, The CD-ROM handbook:

     The CD-I player reads the pregap where the CD-I data is stored and displays this information to the consumer.

   • 2013, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, editor, From Demo to Delivery, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:

     One company claimed to have the rights to putting hidden tracks in that position, but it's not permitted by the Red Book standard, and many plants will not press CDs with a hidden track in the pregap.

Anagrams

• gapper, papreg