"talkback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: talkbacks [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from talk back. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|talk back|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "talk back", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "talkback", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="talkback"> Deverbal from talk back. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} talkback (countable and uncountable, plural talkbacks)
  1. A system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others (host, presenter, anchor) during performance. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-talkback-en-noun-3t6-gs59 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Broadcasting Disambiguation of English deverbals: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 64 36 Disambiguation of Broadcasting: 68 32
  2. (by extension) Communication from members of the public to the makers of a broadcast transmission while it is happening. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-talkback-en-noun-H3TIZyvp Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English deverbals: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: backtalk

Inflected forms

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