PLAYBACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does playback mean? 

• PLAYBACK (noun)
  The noun PLAYBACK has 2 senses:

1. the act of reproducing recorded sound

2. electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material

  Familiarity information: PLAYBACK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLAYBACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of reproducing recorded sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony

Hypernyms ("playback" is a kind of...):

sound reproduction (the reproduction of sound)

Derivation:

play back (reproduce (a recording) on a recorder)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("playback" is a kind of...):

electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))

Holonyms ("playback" is a part of...):

recorder; recording equipment; recording machine (equipment for making records)

Derivation:

play back (reproduce (a recording) on a recorder)

 Context examples 

He adds: We tracked the effects of our sound playback for 40 days.

(Loudspeakers used to attract fish back to dying coral reefs, SciDev.Net)

It is a promising technique for management on a local basis but needs to be combined with habitat restoration and other conservation measures; rebuilding fish communities with the help of playbacks might accelerate ecosystem recovery but is not enough alone.

(Loudspeakers used to attract fish back to dying coral reefs, SciDev.Net)