English Explanatory Dictionary

backtracking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
  2. The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
  3. The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of backtrack

Pronunciation

/ˈbæk.tɹækɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-backtracking.wav

Word forms

backtracking backtrackings

Derived words

catastrophic backtracking nonbacktracking runaway backtracking
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