Definition Synonyms
Definition of callback - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
communicationreturn telephone call
- He promised to make a callback once he checked his schedule..
2.
businessUS follow-up interview in employment recruitingUS
- He prepared thoroughly for the callback interview.
3.
technologyTECH. function passed as argument to another functionTECH.
- The callback executed after the main function completed.
4.
theaterUS follow-up audition in castingUS
- She was thrilled to receive a callback for the lead role.
5.
comedyUS joke referencing an earlier joke in routineUS
- The comedian's callback had the audience laughing again.
6.
telephonyTECH. return call made automatically for authenticationTECH.
- The system initiated a callback to verify the user.
Origin of callback
English, call (to shout) + back (return)
Examples of callback in a sentence
She waited anxiously for the callback from the job interview. She was nervous about the callback after her first audition. The company scheduled a callback to discuss the job offer. The developer added a callback to handle errors. Callbacks are essential for asynchronous programming. After the first audition, he eagerly awaited a callback.
The callback was scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon. Her callback to the opening joke delighted the crowd. The late callback tied the whole set together. The callback confirmed the identity of the caller. A callback was necessary to complete the login process.
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- French:rappel, réponse, ...
- German:Rückruf, Folgegespräch, ...
- Italian:richiamata, richiamo, ...
- Spanish:devolución de llamada, segunda entrevista, ...
- Portuguese:ligação de retorno, entrevista de acompanhamento, ...
- Chinese:回电, 复试, ...
- Japanese:コールバック, フォローアップ面接, ...
- Arabic:مُكَالَمَة رَدّ, مُقابَلَة مُتَابَعَة, ...
- Hebrew:חֲזָרָה טֶלֵפוֹנִית, זִמּוּן חוֹזֵר, ...
- Russian:обратный звонок, вторичное собеседование, ...
- Ukrainian:зворотний дзвінок, повторна співбесіда, ...
- Hindi:वापसी कॉल, फॉलो-अप साक्षात्कार, ...
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