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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

/ ˌːɪˈɔːə /

adjective

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

    a pre-recorded message

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prerecorded1

First recorded in 1955–60; prerecord + -ed 2
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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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A clip from the prerecorded interview was released ahead of the full show.

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The East Los Angeles Occupational Center has prerecorded immigration rights and resources webinars on its website from Los Angeles Unified School District officials.

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