prerecorded
[pree-ri-
kawr
-did]
/ˌpri rɪˈkɔr dɪd/
adjective
1.
containing previously recorded information:
a prerecorded audiotape; a prerecorded videocassette.
Compare
blank
(def 5).
Origin
1955-60;
prerecord
+
-ed
2
prerecord
[pree-ri-
kawrd
]
/ˌpri rɪˈkɔrd/
verb (used with object)
1.
to
record
beforehand or in advance.
2.
to
record
(a radio show, television program, etc.) prior to an actual broadcast or showing.
3.
Movies.
to
record
(music, sound effects, etc.) before filming begins, as to facilitate synchronization.
Origin
1935-40;
pre-
+
record
Examples from the web for
prerecorded
Presentations are almost never identical to one another, unless it is
prerecorded
, or read from an exact script.
prerecorded
, cut-and-pasted speech works only when there is a limited stock of phrases.
State law prohibits the use of
prerecorded
messages.
Most businesses need your written permission before they can call you with
prerecorded
telemarketing messages, or robocalls.
Each tape is
prerecorded
with various musical instruments or special effects.
British Dictionary definitions for
prerecorded
prerecorded
/
ˌpriːrɪˈkɔːd
ə
d
/
adjective
1.
having been recorded (on tape, video, etc) beforehand:
a pre-recorded message
Word Origin and History for
prerecorded
prerecord
v.
also
pre-record
, 1936, of music, from
pre-
+
record
(v.). Related:
Prerecorded
;
prerecording
.