pre-recordv.
/ˌpriːrᵻˈkɔːd/, U.S. /ˌprirəˈkɔrd/ transitive. To record (material, esp. for broadcasting) in advance. Also intransitive.
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society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > record [verb (transitive)]
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1941 B.B.C. Gloss. Broadcasting Terms 24 Pre-Record (v. trans.), to record a programme on a closed circuit for subsequent reproduction.
1947 L. MacNeice Dark Tower 202 (note) The Two Hares, speaking or snarling at once, were achieved by pre-recording Esmé Percy and 'dubbing' together two sets of discs.
1954 Newsweek 11 Oct. 55/2 In TV, as in the movies, it is not unusual to pre-record musical numbers, but this is generally done a few days before the performance.
1972 Daily Tel. 6 Jan. 1/2 Mr Wilson, Leader of the Opposition, visited a television studio yesterday morning to pre-record his contribution to the programme.
1995 A. Enright Wig my Father Wore 132 We are going out live, like the Mass goes out live, because you can't pre-record a miracle.
2005 News Jrnl. (Wilmington, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 9 Mar. 9 a They're pre-recording for their next album.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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