"canned laughter" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} canned laughter (uncountable)
  1. Prerecorded laughter that is edited into the soundtrack of a TV program. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy, Television Synonyms: laugh track Translations (pre-recorded laughter that is edited into the soundtrack of a TV programme): 罐頭笑聲 /罐头笑声 (guàntóu xiàoshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), dåselatter [common-gender] (Danish), rires enregistrés [masculine] (French), rire en boîte [masculine] (French), rire en conserve [masculine] (French), konzervnevetés (Hungarian), alákevert nevetés (Hungarian), dósahlátur [masculine] (Icelandic), gáire bréige [masculine] (Irish), зака́дровый смех (zakádrovyj smex) [masculine] (Russian), risas enlatadas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), burkskratt [neuter] (Swedish)
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