"wayback machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wayback machines [plural]
Etymology: From the WABAC machine in the animated cartoon Mister Peabody, from way back (“long ago”). According to Gerard Baldwin, one of the show's directors, the spelling was a reference to the UNIVAC I computer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wayback machine (plural wayback machines)
  1. A time machine or other means of revisiting information about the past. Wikipedia link: Mister Peabody, Wayback Machine (Peabody's Improbable History) Categories (topical): Time travel Derived forms: Wayback Machine
    Sense id: en-wayback_machine-en-noun-dEzaQPxY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008, Lew Freedman, The 50 Greatest Plays in Chicago Bears Football History, →ISBN, page 42:",
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          "ref": "2014, Michael Mowbray, Shoot to Thrill: Speedlight Flash Techniques for Photographers, →ISBN:",
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