canned

Adjective
Synonyms: transcribedtinned

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. recorded for broadcast“a transcribed announcement”“canned laughter”Synonyms: transcribed
  2. sealed in a can or jarSynonyms: tinned
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

canned \canned\ adj.

1.Recorded; in contrast with live; -- used of sound or video broadcasts.

Syn: filmed, taped, tape-recorded. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

2.Sealed in a can or jar.

Syn: tinned. [WordNet 1.5]

Can \Can\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canned; p. pr. & vb. n. Canning.] To preserve by putting in sealed cans [U. S.] "Canned meats" --W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster]

Canned goods, a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans.

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