foldback

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Synonyms: holdback, goldback, fold back, feedback, fallback, hold back, colback, rollback, fullback, flyback, goldbach

Antonyms: holdback, goldback, fold back, feedback, fallback, hold back, colback, rollback, fullback, flyback, goldbach

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Noun

1. An [[overturn]]ed [[flap]].
2. A [[current]]-limiting feature in power supplies and [[amplifier]]s.
3. {{lb|en|music}} The use of rear-facing [[heavy-duty]] [[loudspeaker]]s on [[stage]] during [[live]] [[music]] [[performance]]s, to improve sound for the audience or to allow performers to hear and monitor themselves.
4. {{lb|en|genetics}} A [[denatured]] ([[single]]-[[strand]]) [[DNA]] [[molecule]] that has formed [[base pair]] bonds with itself.
5. {{lb|en|genetics}} A [[chromosome]] that contains [[sequence]]s which support foldback; A DNA molecule with a [[base sequence]] or sequences that are repeated in reverse order.
6. {{lb|en|RPG}} A portion of a [[storyline]] that [[branch]]es based on user choices but where all branches eventually [[reconverge]] to a single [[inevitable]] event.
7. {{lb|en|social science}} A [[multimethod]] [[research]] approach that includes [[open-ended]] [[interview]]ing, nominal [[group]] [[dialogue]], [[survey]] and attitude [[scaling]] techniques, and [[multidimensional]] and [[cluster analysis|cluster analyses]].

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