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answerback

[ an-ser-bak, ahn- ]
/ ˈæn sərˌbæk, ˈɑn- /
Computers, Telecommunications.

noun

a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice.

adjective

of, constituting, or providing an answerback: a computer with answerback capability.

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Origin of answerback

First recorded in 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase answer back (first used in telegraphy)

Words nearby answerback

Anson, Ansonia, anstoss, answer, answerable, answerback, answer for, answering machine, answering pennant, answering service, answer print
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British Dictionary definitions for answerback

answer back

verb

(adverb) to reply rudely to (a person, esp someone in authority) when one is expected to remain silent
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Idioms and Phrases with answerback

answer back

see talk back.

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