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intro

/ˈɪntɹoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

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.

noun intros

informal An introduction.
informal The opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.
Opposite: extro, outro
A small demo produced to promote one's demogroup or for a competition. If the rules specify that the DLLs' size will be added to the 64K limit, there's not a lot of space to code an intro.

verb intros · introing · introed

informal, transitive To introduce.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: introduction, presentation, proem, duction, entering, enter, overview, opening, return, introducing, introducement, lead-in, induction, entroduction, preface, orientation

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noun short form of introduction

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"intro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{intro_2026,
  title = {intro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}