callback

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Synonyms: fallback, call back, call-back, pullback, fall back, camelback, callbacks, ballsack, ballack, colback, callbook

Antonyms: fallback, call back, call-back, pullback, fall back, camelback, callbacks, ballsack, ballack, colback, callbook

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Noun

1. The [[return]] of a [[situation]] to a previous position or state; a [[reference]] to such a position or state.
2. {{lb|en|telephony}} A return [[telephone]] or [[radio]] [[call]]; especially one made [[automatically]] to [[authenticate]] a [[logon]] to a [[computer]] [[network]].
3. A product [[recall]] because of a defect or safety concern.
4. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[function pointer]] passed as an [[argument]] to another [[function]].
5. {{lb|en|theater}} A follow-up [[audition]] in [[casting]].
6. {{lb|en|business}} A follow-up [[interview]] in employment [[recruiting]].
7. {{lb|en|comedy}} A joke which references an earlier joke in the same routine.
8. A form of [[audience]] [[participation]] in which the audience shout lines in response to the [[dialog]] of a [[film]].

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