rollback

ˈroʊlˌbæk

Definition

Definition of rollback - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

policyreversal of a policy or decision

The government faced criticism after the rollback of environmental regulations..

annulment

repeal

reversal

databases

TECH.

operation returning a database to a previous state

TECH.

The system performed a rollback after the error.

reversion

pricing

Rare

reduction in price to a previous level

Rare

The store offered a rollback on all items.

discount

markdown

price cut

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Origin of rollback

English, roll (to move) + back (to return)

Examples of rollback in a sentence

A rollback of the tax cuts was proposed by the opposition party.
A rollback was necessary to fix the corrupted data.
The IT team initiated a rollback to restore the lost files.
The company announced a rollback on fuel prices.
There was a rollback on the subscription fees this month.

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French:retrait, rollback, ...
German:Rücknahme, Rollback, ...
Italian:revoca, rollback, ...
Spanish:retroceso, restablecimiento, ...
Portuguese:reversão, rollback, ...
Chinese:政策回撤, 回滚, ...
Japanese:政策の撤回, ロールバック, ...
Arabic:إِلْغَاء, استِرْجاع, ...
Hebrew:חֲזָרָה לְאָחוֹר, גִּלְגּוּל לְאָחוֹר, ...
Russian:отмена политики, откат, ...
Ukrainian:скасування політики, відкат, ...
Hindi:वापसी, रोलबैक, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যাহার, রোলব্যাক, ...
Catalan:revocació, reducció de preus, ...
Czech:zrušení, rollback, ...
Danish:tilbagerulning, rollback, ...
Dutch:beleidsomkering, rollback, ...
Greek:υπαναχώρηση, rollback, ...
Hungarian:visszavonás, visszagörgetés, ...
Khmer:ការលុបចោល, ការត្រឡប់ស្ថានភាពមូលដ្ឋានទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:정책 철회, 롤백, ...
Persian:عقب‌گرد, بازگشت, ...
Polish:wycofanie polityki, przywracanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):reversão, rollback, ...
Romanian:revocarea politicii, rollback, ...
Swedish:tillbakadragande, återställning, ...
Thai:การยกเลิก, ย้อนกลับ, ...
Turkish:politika değişikliği, geri alma, ...
Vietnamese:sự đảo ngược, khôi phục, ...

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