preamble

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A trading firm can save a few nanoseconds by sending the preamble first, before knowing if it wants to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Under the rules of the Ethernet protocol—widely used in computer networks—each packet starts with a preamble, signaling data is on the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

"Faith over fear" said their manager Stephen Robinson in the preamble.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Looking at it now, in a time of endless preamble and an on-stage banterfest that would test the patience of a saint, they moved at breakneck speed back then.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

“Man, I’m hungry,” he said without preamble, and let me take his carry-on bag, which instantly jerked my arm to the floor.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson