playback

ˈpleɪˌbæk

Definition

Definition of playback - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

replayingact of playing a recording again

The playback of the concert was crystal clear..

repetition

replay

technologyequipment for reproducing recorded material

The playback on this device is very clear.

player

recorder

reproducer

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Expressions with playback

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playback singer

singer who records songs for actors to lip-sync

The playback singer recorded the song for the movie scene.

Origin of playback

English, play (perform) + back (again)

Terms with playback included in their meaning

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pause

media

halt the playback temporarily

record

make a clip

capture audio or video for playback

play music

playback

cause recorded music to be heard

audio CD

media

compact disc holding digital audio for music or sound playback

audio recording

sound storage

recorded sound or sounds stored for playback

playlist

music

list of tracks for digital playback

recorded message

audio system

announcement or note stored ahead of time for later playback

stereo

music playback

two-channel sound setup, especially a record or tape playing unit

Examples of playback in a sentence

The playback revealed the hidden details.
The playback needs adjustment for better sound quality.
During playback, the audio was distorted.

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French:relecture, ...
German:Wiedergabe, Abspielgerät, ...
Italian:riproduzione, playback, ...
Spanish:repetición, ...
Portuguese:reprodução, leitor, ...
Chinese:回放, 播放设备, ...
Japanese:再生, 再生装置, ...
Arabic:إِعادة التَشغيل, جِهاز إِعادَة التَّشْغِيل, ...
Hebrew:הַשְׁמָעָה חוֹזֶרֶת, מַעֲרֶכֶת הַשְׁמָעָה, ...
Russian:воспроизведение, проигрывание, ...
Ukrainian:відтворення, ...
Hindi:प्लेबैक, रिकॉर्ड पुनरुत्पादन, ...
Bengali:পুনরায় বাজানো, পুনরাবৃত্তি, ...
Catalan:reproducció, ...
Czech:zpětné přehrání, přehrávač, ...
Danish:genafspilning, ...
Dutch:weergave, afspelen, ...
Greek:αναπαραγωγή, συσκευή αναπαραγωγής, ...
Hungarian:visszajátszás, lejátszó, ...
Khmer:ការចាក់សារថ្មី, ឧបករណ៍ចាក់ឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:재생, 재생 장치, ...
Persian:بازپخش, پخش, ...
Polish:odtworzenie, odtwarzacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):reprodução, ...
Romanian:redare, aparat de redare, ...
Swedish:uppspelning, playback, ...
Thai:การเปิดซ้ำ, เครื่องเล่นซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:tekrar oynatma, oynatım, ...
Vietnamese:phát lại, thiết bị phát lại, ...

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