(engineering) A search for prior art which may possibly anticipate an invention which is being considered for patentability. A similar search but for the purpose of determining what the status of existing technology is before going ahead with new research; it is done to avoid unwittingly retracing new steps taken by other workers in the field.
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(′prī·ər ′ärt ′sərch)
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