prerecorded

[pree-ri-kawr-did]

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.

prerecorded

/ ˌpriːrɪˈkɔːdəd /

adjective

1. having been recorded (on tape, video, etc) beforehand

   a pre-recorded message

Word History and Origins

Origin of prerecorded¹

First recorded in 1955–60; prerecord + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In a prerecorded message played during the special, Huger said she entered a private recovery program to address her “taking antidepressants and drinking.”

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Pasalic attended online programs that involved prerecorded webinars alongside worksheets and live Q&As.

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“The Holy Liftoff” realized by Samuel Clay Birmaher for flute and string quartet, opens with Chase on all five of her flutes, one played live, the others prerecorded.

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It featured musicians who’d never been in the band and they played along to prerecorded bass tracks.

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Twenty women testified in person with another 20 testifying on prerecorded video.

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