English Explanatory Dictionary

backout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

backout backouts

Etymology

Deverbal from back out.

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