playback
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noun
1.
the act of reproducing a sound or video recording, especially in order to check a recording that is newly made.
2.
(in a recording device) the apparatus used in producing playbacks.
3.
the recording so played, especially the first time it is heard or viewed after being recorded.
4.
the response to a suggestion, act, product, venture, etc.; feedback: The playback on the speech has been very favorable.
Origin:
1925–30; noun use of verb phrase play back
1925–30; noun use of verb phrase play back
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is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of reproducing a recording, esp on magnetic tape |
| 2. | the part of a tape recorder serving to reproduce or used for reproducing recorded material |
| 3. | (modifier) of or relating to the reproduction of signals from a recording: the playback head of a tape recorder |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to reproduce (recorded material) on (a magnetic tape) by means of a tape recorder |
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Example sentences
It halted digital video recorder playback in some households and surprised radio listeners in their cars.
Clicking directly on the video will toggle video playback on and off.
Ledger trots his horse over to the playback monitor and pries the helmet from his head.
Speech recognition and speech playback software expand the realizations of text into auditory as well as visual experiences.
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