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postback

postback noun: the transmission of data back to the same web page by means of HTTP POST.

Noun

postback (plural postbacks)

  1. (Internet) The transmission of data back to the same web page by means of HTTP POST.

Forms of postback

pluralpostbacks

Origin of postback

From post + back.

Questions about postback

What does postback mean?
Postback means the transmission of data back to the same web page by means of HTTP POST.
What part of speech is postback?
Postback is a noun.
What is the plural of postback?
The plural of postback is postbacks.

Words near postback in the dictionary

  1. postaxially
  2. postaxotomy
  3. postbac
  4. postbacc
  5. postbaccalaureate
  6. postback
  7. postbacks
  8. postbag
  9. postbags
  10. postbailout
  11. postbankruptcy

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