Wiktionary
recorded in advance, as opposed to live. v
(en-past of: prerecord)
WordNet
adj. recorded at one time for transmission later
Usage examples of "prerecorded".
Instead everyone was handed a prerecorded multichannel handset with descriptions of the Sherman Tree and points of interest along the Congress Trail.
The musicians had left-as Kadesky had ordered-but the bandleader stood over the computer console that controlled the prerecorded music they sometimes used.
She tried to activate the panel, but instead of the control panel lighting up, a prerecorded message began to play on the viewscreen.
He approached me, powered down, opened his oral cavity, and played the prerecorded tape for this situation.
But of course it was just part of the prerecorded tape, keyed in to the other job requirements.
The aviation fuel burned brilliantly, Alarms sounded on all sides, the printers chattered, the radio burst to life with prerecorded emergency messages.