callback
[
kawl
-bak]
/ˈkɔlˌbæk/
noun
1.
an act of calling back.
2.
a summoning of workers back to work after a layoff.
3.
a summoning of an employee back to work after working hours, as for emergency business.
4.
a request to a performer who has auditioned for a role, booking, or the like to return for another audition.
5.
recall
(def 12).
6.
a return telephone call.
adjective
7.
of or pertaining to such a call:
Please leave a callback number.
Also,
call-back
.
Origin
1925-30;
noun use of verb phrase
call back