Meaning

8 senses
  1. The return of a situation to a previous position or state; a reference to such a position or state.

    Rückruf

  2. A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon to a computer network.

    Rückruf

  3. A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.

    Rückrufaktion, Rückruf

  4. A function pointer passed as an argument to another function.

    Rückruffunktion

  5. A follow-up audition in casting.

  6. A follow-up interview in employment recruiting.

  7. A joke which references an earlier joke in the same routine.

  8. A form of audience participation in which the audience shout lines in response to the dialog of a film.

More definitions
  • a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 3
return of a situation:
product recall:
function pointer passed to another function:

Origin

Deverbal from call back.

Deverbal from call back.

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Forms

plural: callbacks

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair):recall

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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