callback
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɔːl.bæk/us/ˈkɑːl.bæk/callbacknoun[C](PHONE CALL)
aphonecallmade to someone who called youearlier:
If you don't get through after a fewattempts,sendanemailrequestinga callback.
I'm stillawaitinga callback fromtechnicalsupport.
They have nowebsiteandrefuseto giveconsumersa callbacknumber.
- Ispoketo someone incustomerservices,resultingin a callback from amanagerabout theproblem.
 - You cancallus on thisnumberorrequesta callback at atimeconvenientfor you.
 
Communications - by telephone
- 3G
 - 4G
 - 5G
 - aeroplane mode
 - airplane mode
 - area code
 - autodial
 - dialling tone
 - helpline
 - pick
 - picksomeone/somethingup
 - pocket dial
 - prank caller
 - prepay
 - ring
 - roam
 - telecoms
 - telephone
 - transfer
 - wake-up call
 
callbacknoun[C](FOR JOB)
arequestto come for anotheraudition(= ashortperformancetotryto get ajobas anactor, etc.)orjobinterview(= ameetingin which you areaskedquestionstoseeif you aresuitablefor ajob); the secondauditionorinterviewitself:
Ireceiveda callback from my firstaudition!
With noexperience, I couldn'tevenget aninterview,letalonea callback.
When she went to the callback, there was only one otherpersonthere.
- TheyfoundthatBlackpeoplewere much lesslikelytoreceivea callback or ajobofferthansimilarlyqualifiedWhitepeople.
 - She went to anopencastingcall, got a callback and got thepart.
 - About 20peoplefrom thesessionwill beselectedto go to callbacks.
 
Applying for a job
- acquihire
 - advertisement
 - anoint
 - anointed
 - applicant
 - assign
 - elect
 - go intosomething
 - golden hello
 - goonda
 - handpicked
 - headhunt
 - nomination
 - prospect
 - resume
 - retain
 - rope
 - self-constituted
 - serving
 - testimonial
 
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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
callbacknoun[C](REFERENCE)
something that refers to orremindsyou of something thathappenedin the past orearlierin astory:
The newalbumis adefinitecallbacktothestylethat made thekeyboardistfamous30yearsago.
This is one of myfavouriteTV callbacks: thesongtheydanceto ontheirfirstdateis the same one theyplaywhen they getmarriedmanyseasonslater.
- The callbacks torelationshipsestablishedinearlierepisodesmake for asatisfyingending.
 - It would be agreatcallback if webringback thecharacterwith the sameoutfitandhairshe had inseason1.
 - So much thathappenedthissummerfeelslike a callback to lastyear.
 
Quoting & making references
- aforementioned
 - allude tosomeone/something
 - allusion
 - allusiveness
 - as forsomeone/somethingidiom
 - bandysomethingaround
 - bring
 - come up
 - direct speech
 - indirect speech
 - pursuant
 - quote
 - refer tosomeone/something
 - reference
 - referent
 - rub
 - rubsomeone'snose in itidiom
 - rubsomethingin
 - touch
 - word
 
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Remembering, reminding and reminders
callbacknoun[C](IN COMPUTING)
computingspecialized
apieceofcode(= acomputerinstruction)thattellsanotherpieceofcodetoperformanactionat aparticularlatertime:
If the callbackraisesanexception, go to the laststep.
a callbackfunction/mechanism/method
- It ispossibletodirectlyaccessandreceivea callback from anSMTPservertoduplicateandcapturee-mailmessages.
 - If afileisdeletedoutsideof the FileSystemAPI, getFile()seemstoerror, whichpreventsthe callbackfunctionfromworking.
 - Toavoidforcingapplicationprogrammerstocontinuallypollfordata, someformof callbackmechanismisrequired.
 
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
 - ad-blocker
 - ad-blocking
 - adware
 - analytics
 - cheat
 - facial recognition software
 - femtech
 - file system
 - garbage collector
 - GIF
 - infection
 - planner
 - routine
 - software package
 - splash screen
 - story mode
 - syntactic
 - syntactically
 - system software