backtracking

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Synonyms: backpacking, back raking

Antonyms: backpacking, back raking

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable, uncountable}} The act of one who, or that which, [[backtrack]]s; a retracing of one's steps.
2. {{lb|en|aviation}} The usage of a [[runway]] as a [[taxiway]], especially at private strips and smaller airports.
3. {{lb|en|algorithm}} The act of building all possible [[solution]]s to a [[problem]] incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a [[valid]] solution.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|backtrack||ing-form}}

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