1. Preserved and sealed in a can or jar.
2. Informal. Recorded or taped for repeated use on television or radio: canned laughter.
3. Informal.
   1. Used repeatedly with little or no change: a canned speech.
   2. Totally unoriginal; devoid of individuality: "Most [soundtrack albums] contain homogenized dance tracks that provide little more than canned excitement" (Boston Globe).

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