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prerecorded

prerecorded

3 3.6
Made earlier for people to watch or listen to later
  • adjective
  • /ˌpriːrɪˈkɔːrdɪd/
translation icon : grabado previamente
  • Direct or prerecorded telecommunication systems will soon be available to all.
  • listen to prerecorded

Future schools will utilize a mix of lecture hall style hands on teaching and prerecorded teacher LED coursework online and in person.

Examples

  • Send a prerecorded tape to the DJ.

  • The conference featured a prerecorded message from the keynote speaker, who could not attend in person.

  • Because the time delay would make a conversation impossible... the crew has taken a prerecorded message from the President with them.

  • Her communication has been awful, and we just got another prerecorded message from her.

    Blog text (29)
  • Walker should be activating the tape soon... with the prerecorded message from the President.

  • The four elementary school students preferred to read their homework in braille rather than to listen to prerecorded study materials.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I know it's prerecorded, but couldn't they have at least tried to make it seem live by recording Logan's part at night?

  • The participants with visual impairments were more experienced listening to prerecorded study materials (as determined in the interviews).

    Academic text (2008)
  • I have given live presentations on using Photoshop and have shown examples of digitally edited photos in a prerecorded slide show.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The first words about the announcement were given in a prerecorded video message by the choir's adviser, President Thomas S. Monson: "I love the music of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir."

    Blog text (30)

Synonyms

tape-recorded
vsprerecorded
  • Archaic
3 3.9

Sound or speech stored on a long plastic strip that you can play

covers both sound and video saved earlier, not only tape format
canned
vsprerecorded
1 3.7

Music or applause recorded earlier to use instead of live sound

covers both sound and video recorded earlier for later broadcast or presentation
transcribed
vsprerecorded
  • Archaic
4.8

A recording made earlier that is not played live

is used for sound or video recorded in advance for later broadcast or presentation
recorded
vsprerecorded
2.6

Put on tape, film, or digital media to keep and play later

stresses that the saving occurs before use for broadcast or presentation
taped
vsprerecorded
  • Archaic
2.2

Recorded on audio or video tape for later use

covers material saved earlier regardless of storage medium
filmed
vsprerecorded
2.2

Recorded as a movie or television show

is broader, covering audio and video saved earlier for later use

Antonyms

691 3.1

Happening while people watch or listen

How Early

prerecorded
3 3.6
recorded
2.6
live
691 3.1

Surface Forms

prerecorded positive

Morphology

prerecorded = prerecord (transparent) = pre + record + ed

The adjective is a regular participial form of the verb 'prerecord' and directly means 'having been prerecorded.'

Etymology

Prerecorded combines the prefix pre- meaning 'before' and the verb record meaning 'to capture or write down'. So a prerecorded message or show was captured 'before' it is played or shown, rather than made live.