"backprint" meaning in English

See backprint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: backprints [plural]
Etymology: From back + print. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|print}} back + print Head templates: {{en-noun}} backprint (plural backprints)
  1. The mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
    Sense id: en-backprint-en-noun-E20sLwVf
  2. Printing on the reverse side of a poster, postage stamp, or other printed material, usually for purposes of identification.
    Sense id: en-backprint-en-noun-IKQGIcIf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 51 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 57 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 70 18

Verb

Forms: backprints [present, singular, third-person], backprinting [participle, present], backprinted [participle, past], backprinted [past]
Etymology: From back + print. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|print}} back + print Head templates: {{en-verb}} backprint (third-person singular simple present backprints, present participle backprinting, simple past and past participle backprinted)
  1. (transitive) To print something onto the back of an object or document. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-backprint-en-verb-hLcN7Az5

Inflected forms

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