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Originally Posted by Goliath
Correct. That is when the oven is heating up. It's heated above room temperature.
Yes, this is the use of the term accepted by most people. I'm not trying to say that "preheat" is not a commonly used word. Only that it's redundant.
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When I first saw the word 'preheat', I always interpreted it as "Heat up the oven to whatever temperature PRIOR to sticking whatever you are cooking into said oven". Within this context, it is not redundant at all.