(of information or events) written down, photographed, or put onto a computer
There have been 350 recorded UFO sightings in the area.
from the earliest eras of recorded history
an increase in recorded crime
2.
(of an event, programme, etc) put on tape or film so that it can be heard or viewed again later
The recorded sound is excellent.
a recorded police interview
See also recorded message
Examples of 'recorded' in a sentence
recorded
It set new standards in performance and recorded sound.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We produce daily maps based on the most recent recorded crime information.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Putting a price on its recorded music arm is much harder.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They also saw the six hottest years in recorded history.
Radford, Tim & Leggett, Jeremy The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium (1990)
It is possible that the quality of the sound recorded may be poor.
Croft, James Corporate Cloak and Dagger (1994)
Total recorded crime was down four per cent.
The Sun (2009)
It was here that the power of recorded music struck home.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is not helped by shallow recorded sound.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Now we see the biggest increase in recorded crime in a decade.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Just as it has done since the beginning of recorded history.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All related terms of 'recorded'
gramophone record
an account in permanent form, esp in writing, preserving knowledge or information about facts or events
record
If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it can be referred to later.
pre-recorded
Something that is pre-recorded has been recorded in advance so that it can be broadcast or played later.
recorded delivery
If you send a letter or parcel recorded delivery , you send it using a Post Office service which gives you an official record of the fact that it has been posted and delivered .
recorded message
words spoken by someone and recorded electronically in order to be replayed again in future , esp automatically over the phone
re-record
to make a recording of (something recorded before) again
tape-record
to make a tape recording (of)
tape
Tape is a narrow plastic strip covered with a magnetic substance. It is used to record sounds, pictures , and computer information .