"trackback" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-trackback.ogg [UK] Forms: trackbacks [plural]
Etymology: track + back Etymology templates: {{compound|en|track|back}} track + back Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trackback (countable and uncountable, plural trackbacks)
  1. (uncountable, computing) A method to keep track of links to content, especially blog entries. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-trackback-en-noun-WR9nTmSd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 72 28 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (countable, Internet) A snippet of text joined to an entry from another website linking to it. Tags: Internet, countable Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-trackback-en-noun-GL35LzxT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: TrackBack Hypernyms: linkback Related terms: backlink Coordinate_terms: refback, pingback

Inflected forms

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