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backmasking

backmasking noun: a recording technique in which a sound or message is deliberately recorded backwards in a track that is meant to be played forwards.

Noun

backmasking (uncountable)

  1. (sound engineering) A recording technique in which a sound or message is deliberately recorded backwards in a track that is meant to be played forwards.

Origin of backmasking

From back + masking.

Questions about backmasking

What does backmasking mean?
Backmasking means a recording technique in which a sound or message is deliberately recorded backwards in a track that is meant to be played forwards.
What part of speech is backmasking?
Backmasking is a noun.

Words near backmasking in the dictionary

  1. backmapping
  2. backmaps
  3. backmarker
  4. backmarkers
  5. backmasked
  6. backmasking
  7. backmatter
  8. Backmede
  9. backmen
  10. backmost
  11. backmounted

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