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playback

play·back
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pley-bak]
    • /ˈpleɪˌbæk/
    • /ˈpleɪ.bæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pley-bak]
    • /ˈpleɪˌbæk/

Definitions of playback word

  • noun playback the act of reproducing a sound or video recording, especially in order to check a recording that is newly made. 1
  • noun playback (in a recording device) the apparatus used in producing playbacks. 1
  • noun playback the recording so played, especially the first time it is heard or viewed after being recorded. 1
  • noun playback the response to a suggestion, act, product, venture, etc.; feedback: The playback on the speech has been very favorable. 1
  • noun playback function: play, replay 1
  • countable noun playback The playback of a recording is the operation of listening to the sound or watching the pictures recorded. 0
See all 12 definitions of playback

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Origin of playback

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; noun use of verb phrase play back

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Playback

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Playback

playback popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

playback usage trend in Literature

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Related words

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    An answering machine is the same as an answerphone.

  • cassette

    A cassette is a small, flat, rectangular plastic case containing magnetic tape which is used for recording and playing back sound or film.

  • compact disk

    an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.

  • companding

    a process in which the dynamic range of a signal is reduced for recording purposes and then expanded to its original value for reproduction or playback.

  • digital audiotape

    a cassette containing magnetic tape used for high-fidelity digital recording or playback of audio. Abbreviation: DAT.

  • dolby

    Dolby is a system which reduces the background noise on electronic cassette players.
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