canned adj 1: recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement"; "canned laughter" [syn: {canned}, {transcribed}] 2: sealed in a can or jar [syn: {canned}, {tinned}]
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.