What is "pre-flight"

In printing, pre-flight is the process of confirming that the digital files required for the printing process are all present, valid, correctly formatted, and of the desired type. The term originates from the preflight checklists used by pilots. The term was first used in a presentation at the Color Connections conference in 1990 by consultant Chuck Weger.

Pre-flight or Preflight may refer to:

• Walk-around, the pre-flight inspection of an aircraft by its pilot or flight engineer
• Pre-flight (printing), by analogy with the above
• Preflight (EP), a 2002 EP by Building 429