canned

adj.

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).

IN BRIEF: Sealed in a jar; Recorded for broadcast.

I know canned music makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. — Victor Borge, Source: King Features

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: recorded for broadcast; (`canned' is used informally as in"canned laughter")
  Synonym: transcribed

Meaning #2: sealed in a can or jar
  Synonym: tinned

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - konserveret, dåse-, optaget på bånd

Nederlands (Dutch)
ingeblikt, ontslagen, dronken

Français (French)
adj. - en boîte (de conserve), enregistré, bourré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Dosen-, sternhagelvoll, aufgezeichnet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κονσερβαρισμένος, σε κονσέρβα, (για μουσική κ.λπ.) ηχογραφημένος, όχι ζωντανός, (καθομ.) μεθυσμένος

Italiano (Italian)
ubriaco, pre registrato, conservato in scatola, licenziato, incarcerato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - enlatado, bêbado (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
консервированный, снятый на пленку

Español (Spanish)
adj. - enlatado, despedido, borracho

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - konserverad, packad (sl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
罐装的, 一稿数用的, 录音的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 罐裝的, 一稿數用的, 錄音的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 통조림한, 녹음한, 진부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 酔っぱらった, 缶詰にした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוקלט, משומר (מזון), שיכור‬

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Canned Air	canned milk