playback
[
pley
-bak]
/ˈpleɪˌbæk/
noun
1.
the act of reproducing a sound or video recording, especially in order to check a recording that is newly made.
2.
(in a recording device) the apparatus used in producing playbacks.
3.
the recording so played, especially the first time it is heard or viewed after being recorded.
4.
the response to a suggestion, act, product, venture, etc.; feedback:
The playback on the speech has been very favorable.
Origin
1925-30;
noun use of verb phrase
play back
Examples from the web for
playback
Speech recognition and speech
playback
software expand the realizations of text into auditory as well as visual experiences.
The software also organizes your recordings for easy
playback
.
Translucent
playback
controls only appear as needed when you mouse over a movie.
Ledger trots his horse over to the
playback
monitor and pries the helmet from his head.
They didn't have terrific battery life for video
playback
before, and they do slightly worse with the new files.
Worse, one old blockbuster feature is now nonexistent: macros, the recording and
playback
of routine steps.
It halted digital video recorder
playback
in some households and surprised radio listeners in their cars.
Also, there's currently no way to shape stations with ratings, and the service lacks an offline
playback
mode.
Audio, both with calls and media
playback
, is loud and crisp.
For better
playback
, allow the file to download before playing.
British Dictionary definitions for
playback
playback
/
ˈpleɪˌbæk
/
noun
1.
the act or process of reproducing a recording, esp on magnetic tape
2.
the part of a tape recorder serving to reproduce or used for reproducing recorded material
3.
(
modifier
) of or relating to the reproduction of signals from a recording:
the playback head of a tape recorder
verb
(
adverb
)
4.
to reproduce (recorded material) on (a magnetic tape) by means of a tape recorder