loopback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

loopback loopbacks

Etymology

From loop + back.

Derived words

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