prerecorded

[ pree-ri-kawr-did ]
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adjective
  1. recorded before being broadcast, played in an automated telephone call, made available online, etc.; not live: The final hour of the talk show was a prerecorded interview with the book’s author.The prerecorded phone messages were part of a campaign targeting younger voters.

  2. containing previously recorded information, as music, images, software, etc.: By 1986, sales of prerecorded cassette tapes had surpassed those of LPs.: Compare blank (def. 5).

Origin of prerecorded

1
First recorded in 1955–60; prerecord + -ed2

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British Dictionary definitions for prerecorded

prerecorded

/ (ˌpriːrɪˈkɔːdəd) /


adjective
  1. having been recorded (on tape, video, etc) beforehand: a pre-recorded message

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