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talkback

talkback noun: a system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others (host, presenter, anchor) during performance.

Noun

talkback (countable and uncountable, plural talkbacks)

  1. A system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others (host, presenter, anchor) during performance.
  2. (broadly) Communication from members of the public to the makers of a broadcast transmission while it is happening.

Forms of talkback

pluraltalkbacks

Origin of talkback

Deverbal from talk back.

Questions about talkback

What does talkback mean?
Talkback means a system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others (host, presenter, anchor) during performance.
What part of speech is talkback?
Talkback is a noun.
What is the plural of talkback?
The plural of talkback is talkbacks.

Words near talkback in the dictionary

  1. talkative
  2. talkatively
  3. talkativeness
  4. talkativity
  5. Talkatora
  6. talkback
  7. talkbacks
  8. talkboard
  9. talkboards
  10. talkbox
  11. talkboxes

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