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backout

backout noun: a reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).

Noun

backout (plural backouts)

  1. A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).
  2. A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.

backout meaning in Kannada

backout in Kannada

ಹಿಂದೆಗೆ, ಮಾತಿಗೆ ತಪ್ಪು, ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊ

Forms of backout

pluralbackouts

Origin of backout

Deverbal from back out.

Questions about backout

What does backout mean?
Backout means a reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).
What is backout in Kannada?
Backout in Kannada is ಹಿಂದೆಗೆ, ಮಾತಿಗೆ ತಪ್ಪು, ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊ. See Backout meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is backout?
Backout is a noun.
What is the plural of backout?
The plural of backout is backouts.

Words near backout in the dictionary

  1. backoffs
  2. backorder
  3. backordered
  4. backordering
  5. backorders
  6. backout
  7. backouts
  8. backover
  9. backovers
  10. backpack
  11. backpack funding

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backout (page history and authors); backout (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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