Added 28 September 2026
intro
/ˈɪntɹoʊ/ noun
In Latin: intro Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about intro at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An introduction.
- The opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.
- A small demo produced to promote one's demogroup or for a competition.
verb
- To introduce.
Origin
Clipping of introduction, from Latin intrōductiō (“lead-in, introduction”) – the abbreviation removes the second part of the compound; the first part ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”). The demoscene sense comes from the fact that they were originally prepended to pirated copies of computer games.
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