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loopback

loopback noun: the routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure.

Noun

loopback (countable and uncountable, plural loopbacks)

  1. The routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure.

Forms of loopback

pluralloopbacks

Origin of loopback

From loop + back.

Words formed from loopback

Questions about loopback

What does loopback mean?
Loopback means the routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure.
What part of speech is loopback?
Loopback is a noun.
What is the plural of loopback?
The plural of loopback is loopbacks.

Words near loopback in the dictionary

  1. loop-top
  2. loop-window
  3. loop-windows
  4. loopability
  5. loopable
  6. loopback
  7. loopbacks
  8. loope
  9. looped
  10. looped e
  11. looped in

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