preinvention
Before the invention of somethingBefore the invention of something; applied to legal agreements in which an employee agrees to assign to his/her employer the rights to any invention he/she later creates while employed.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Before the invention of something; applied to legal agreements in which an employee agrees to assign to his/her employer the rights to any invention he/she later creates while employed.
Origin
From pre- + invention.From pre- + invention.
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