playback
Americannoun
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the act of reproducing a sound or video recording, especially in order to check a recording that is newly made.
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(in a recording device) the apparatus used in producing playbacks.
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the recording so played, especially the first time it is heard or viewed after being recorded.
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the response to a suggestion, act, product, venture, etc.; feedback.
The playback on the speech has been very favorable.
noun
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the act or process of reproducing a recording, esp on magnetic tape
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the part of a tape recorder serving to reproduce or used for reproducing recorded material
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(modifier) of or relating to the reproduction of signals from a recording
the playback head of a tape recorder
verb
Etymology
Origin of playback
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase play back
Example Sentences
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Surprise package: Arijit Singh, one of India's biggest playback singers, was the second most popular musician of the year on YouTube in London.
From BBC
“Was just reading today that newborns will suck on a pacifier more vigorously if it triggers playback of a recording of her/his mother’s voice than another woman’s voice,” Tramo wrote to Epstein.
From Los Angeles Times
In Indian cinema, playback singing refers to studio recordings of songs that actors lip‑sync on screen - a bedrock of Bollywood storytelling.
From BBC
The songs were prerecorded for playback on set.
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, the video village, where a director typically watches playback footage on screens, was perpetually crowded.
From Los Angeles Times
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