readback

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Synonyms: redback, read back, feedback, breakback, reedbuck, rear back, seatback, reachback, reback, toadback, lead back

Antonyms: redback, read back, feedback, breakback, reedbuck, rear back, seatback, reachback, reback, toadback, lead back

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} The act of [[read]]ing [[data]] back from a location where it has been [[store]]d.
2. {{lb|en|aviation|telecommunications}} The [[repetition]] of a [[message]] one has received, in order to [[acknowledge]] it and to demonstrate accurate comprehension (especially of commands).
3. {{lb|en|dictation|stenography}} The reading aloud by a [[transcriptionist]], court [[reporter]], or [[stenographer]] of draft correspondence or of testimony previously taken down in dictation, usually at the request of the presiding judge or parties involved in a deposition (courtroom contexts) or of the manager dictating the correspondence (business contexts).

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