prerecorded message
nounUK /ˌpriːrɪˈkɔːdɪd ˈmesɪdʒ/
US /ˌpriːrɪˈkɔːrdɪd ˈmesɪdʒ/
A message that was recorded earlier and is played back later.
When you call the doctor's office, a prerecorded message tells you the office hours.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An automated greeting played when someone calls a phone number.
The prerecorded message asked callers to press one for English.
3. A saved audio clip used in a broadcast or presentation.
The radio show opened with a prerecorded message from the mayor.
4. A fixed spoken notice that cannot respond to the listener.
Customers grew frustrated because they could only reach a prerecorded message.