priming
prim-ing
noun
The act of preparing something for use, often by applying a first coat or filling.
"The wall needed priming before painting."
noun
The process where exposure to a stimulus influences response to a later stimulus.
"Researchers studied the effects of semantic priming."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: primer coat, priming coat, primer, flat coat, undercoat, ground, fuze, fuse, fusee, fuzee