Definitions
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- noun computing The act of
reading data back from a location where it has beenstored . - noun aviation, telecommunications The
repetition of amessage one has received, in order toacknowledge it.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"readback" mistake not noticed by the London City tower controller.
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"readback" mistake not noticed by the London City tower controller.
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"readback" mistake not noticed by the London City tower controller.
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So, I was web wandering .. because at the moment the pile of notebooks looks too intimidating, The readback was several minutes “How the hell did I write myself into that corner?”, and the list of “Other writing projects,” the ones I keep near at hand when the novel starts eating my brain, is a little higher and scarier than I want it to be right now.
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Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said the agency is reviewing the "pilot readback error."
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Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said the agency is reviewing the "pilot readback error."
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She also reflected that while she had hopefully benefited from the crisp readback of Eastons testimony, so might Aldrich benefit from an equally crisp readback of his testimony, which would not reflect the quivering hesitancy that had been in his voice and his demeanor.
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The court reporter finished Eastons readback at 1:15.
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Both witnesses gave lengthy testimony, and I anticipate that the readback will take the rest of the day.
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It could be a request for readback or it could be a hung jury.
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