prerecorded

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Prerecorded means recorded in advance rather than sent out live. A prerecorded interview, prerecorded message, prerecorded and edited.

It is why broadcasters can cut a mistake and why a programme can go out at three in the morning with everybody asleep. Prerecorded is usually announced, since audiences object to being misled about it.

Definitions of prerecorded

1adjectiveprerecordedRecorded in advance rather than sent out live.B2+
“The concert wasn't live; the band's performance had been prerecorded the week before.”

prerecorded is a quality.

Also accepted in games: pre-recorded

Where it comes from

prerecord comes from pre- + record.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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prerecorded in the wild

The spacecraft radioed both extensive telemetry and prerecorded voice communications.
Korabl-Sputnik 1
The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were prerecorded.
Dimension X (radio program)
A stock sound effect is a prerecorded sound effect intended to be reused with an entertainment product, as opposed to creating a new and unique sound effect.
Stock sound effect
Instead, a prerecorded male voice representing himself as "Jack" makes sarcastic and ironic quips.
WQSR
The only channel configurations supported by PASC were Stereo, Joint Stereo, and Dual Mono (on prerecorded cassettes only).
MPEG-1 Audio Layer I

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