playback
The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving imagesThe replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
» Clean the VCR's head periodically for optimal playback quality.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
Wiedergabe
воспроизведе́ниеvosproizvedénije, прои́грываниеproígryvanije
the act of reproducing recorded sound
(nonstandard, uncountable, usually)Lip-syncing.
Examples
3 sentencesClean the VCR's head periodically for optimal playback quality.
Since you can change the playback speed on the walkman, I use it to learn French.
Please prepare a CD player so that you can quickly playback the sound you want to record.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From play + back. Sense 2 is from French playback, a pseudo-anglicism of this term.From play + back. Sense 2 is from French playback, a pseudo-anglicism of this term.
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Forms
plural: playbacks| Singular | playback |
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uncountable
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable