callback
noun C2- The return of a situation to a previous position or state; a reference to such a position or state.
- A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon to a computer network.
- A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.
- A function pointer passed as an argument to another function.
- A follow-up audition in casting.
- A follow-up interview in employment recruiting.
- A joke which references an earlier joke in the same routine.
- A form of audience participation in which the audience shout lines in response to the dialog of a film.
Plural callbacks
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