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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A response to a transmission made over a two-way radio.

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  • noun telecommunications A response to a message, originally in radio but now through other media.

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  • As soon as Uhura got her answerback from Special Section, he found out exactly what he was needed for.

    Dwellers in the Crucible Margaret Wander Bonanno 1990

  • · Line locking, answerback, monitor mode, and line drawing.

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2009

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