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back-annotation

back-annotation noun: the process of updating the logical design of a circuit with physically measured values, to allow for more accurate simulation.

Noun

back-annotation (uncountable)

  1. The process of updating the logical design of a circuit with physically measured values, to allow for more accurate simulation.

Forms of back-annotation

alternative formbackannotation

Origin of back-annotation

From back- + annotation.

Questions about back-annotation

What does back-annotation mean?
Back-annotation means the process of updating the logical design of a circuit with physically measured values, to allow for more accurate simulation.
What part of speech is back-annotation?
Back-annotation is a noun.

Words near back-annotation in the dictionary

  1. back-and-forths
  2. back-annotate
  3. back-annotated
  4. back-annotates
  5. back-annotating
  6. back-annotation
  7. back-announce
  8. back-announced
  9. back-announcement
  10. back-announcements
  11. back-announces

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