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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pre-record

1937, from pre- + record (v.). Related: Pre-recorded; pre-recording.

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pre-record

vb. (alternative spelling of prerecord English)

Usage examples of "pre-record".

Tim remembered he was supposed to give one official warning and poked the button to turn on the pre-recorded tape.

The coded squeal he and he alone had pre-recorded and tacked into the middle of the strike report lasted approximately two milliseconds, and Dahak had his orders.

He'd pre-recorded it on tape and switched on the recorder before he left via his ground-floor window.

And with whom had she discussed pre-recorded telephone sex lines, not two days before?

He was looking at his watch even now, as the answering machine at the other end fed her its pre-recorded message.

This is all pre-recorded, so you can't talk back and forth, just listen and do this.

The moment it was across the dividing line on the floor, there was more static and a pre-recorded Blue Devil voice informed them that the field was once again impregnable.