TrackBack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A protocol for a system that allows a blogger to see who has seen the original post and has written another entry concerning it.
noun
  1. A method to keep track of links to content, especially blog entries.
  2. A snippet of text joined to an entry from another website linking to it.

Pronunciation

en-uk-trackback.ogg

Word forms

TrackBack trackbacks

Etymology

From track + back.

Related words

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