• Preparedness
• Preparation (dental), the method by which a tooth is prepared when removing decay and designing a form that will provide adequate retention for a dental restoration
• Preparation (music), treatment of dissonance in tonal music
• Special modifications to instruments, see prepared piano and prepared guitar
• Preparation time, time to prepare speeches in policy debate
• Preparation for American presidents
• Preparation (physics), putting a physical system in a defined state, often used in quantum theoretic context.

Prepare can refer to:

• Prepare (SQL), statement in SQL

See also

• Preparation H, popular hemorrhoids medicine
• Preparation for the Gospel, early Christian book