preceding

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Preceding' is used to refer to something that comes or happens before another thing. It's like standing in a queue where the person standing in front of you is 'preceding' you.

Examples in Different Contexts

In software development, 'preceding' might refer to earlier versions of software or code. A developer might note, 'This update addresses the bugs identified in the preceding release.'

Practice Scenarios

Business

Scenario:

Given the financial challenges we faced this year, is there any room for us to improve our current revenue model?

Response:

Yes, examining the preceding year will provide us insight into improving our revenue model.

Tech

Scenario:

This program keeps running into errors. It looks like there are some issues with how some variables are defined.

Response:

The error does seem to arise from the preceding variables. We should check their definitions.