rollback

Meanings

• verb

  The action of moving something back to a previous position or state.

• A process of undoing or reversing an action or change.

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Antonyms

containment , détente

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Synonyms

slide truck , regime change

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rollback
roll call , mall call , tallaula , brawl call

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Variants

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rollback , rollbacks , roll back , rolled back , rolling back , rolls back

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'roler' meaning 'to roll'. The term 'rollback' was first used in the context of computing to describe the process of restoring a system to a previous state.

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Trivia

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1. In the context of space travel, a rollback is the movement of a spacecraft or rocket back from the launch pad to a safe position.

2. The term 'rollback' was first used in the context of computing in the 1960s.

3. Rollbacks are often used in video games to restore a player to a previous save point after a glitch or a mistake.

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Related Concepts

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1. revert: Synonym of rollback. The action of returning to a previous state or condition.

2. undo: An action that reverses the effects of a previous action.

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Culture

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In the context of business, a rollback is often used to describe the process of reversing a pricing mistake or a failed product launch. In the context of software development, a rollback is used to restore a system to a previous state after an error or a system failure.

How to Memorize "rollback"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a ball being rolled back to its starting position.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'rollback' with the idea of moving something back to its original state.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Rolling Back' as 'Rolling Back' to a previous state.

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