I considered using exaption; it's both a better term and the one the article actually uses but I chose "pre-adaption" as I think it is a better known term.
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edit)Actually, thinking about it I'm not sure exaption is a better term. Pre-adaption had the distinct advantage that it explains what it is talking about in a way that exaption doesn't; it's a term you can understand rather than simply knowing. There is a problem with teleological misunderstandings; but I'm not convinced that the possibility of such is a good reason to use a different term.
Edited by Mr Jack, : More thoughts