readback

Definitions

1. The act of reading data back from a location where it has been stored.
   countable, uncountable
2. The repetition of a message one has received, in order to acknowledge it and to demonstrate accurate comprehension (especially of commands).
   countable, uncountable
3. 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).
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“If buffer readbacks are used, it is therefore important to try⟳ to reduce⟳ both the number⟳ of readbacks issued and the amount of data read⟳ back.”

“OK, now let's do a readback before you send⟳ this off.”

“The judge⟳ ordered a readback of a portion of the testimony.”

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