different between reroll vs preroll

English

Etymology

re- +? roll

Verb

reroll (third-person singular simple present rerolls, present participle rerolling, simple past and past participle rerolled)

1. (transitive) To roll again.

   A player who rolls two sixes can reroll the dice for an additional turn.

   to reroll steel
2. (transitive, programming) To convert (an unrolled instruction sequence) back into a loop.
   • 2012, Monica S. Lam, A Systolic Array Optimizing Compiler (page 143)

     Their procedure is to unroll the loop once, trace schedule the two iterations, and then reroll the loop into one.

Noun

reroll (plural rerolls)

1. (dice games) A situation in the rules of certain dice games where a player is given the option to reroll an undesirable roll of the dice.

Anagrams

• Orrell, Roller, roller

English

Alternative forms

• pre-roll

Etymology

pre- +? roll

Noun

preroll (countable and uncountable, plural prerolls)

1. (film, uncountable) A period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.
2. (Internet, advertising, countable) An advertisement that plays before the main content.
3. A joint which has been preprepared by a cannabis vendor or dispensary.

Synonyms

• (advertisement before main content): intromercial

Verb

preroll (third-person singular simple present prerolls, present participle prerolling, simple past and past participle prerolled)

1. To roll something in advance.
2. To make or show a preroll.

Anagrams

• proller