trackback
gb/tɹˈækbˌæk/ us/tɹˈækbˌæk/
B2
English
~ 3000
visszakövetés, trackback
NOUN
B2
TECHNICAL
1
trackback
C1
Usage pattern:
[someone] sends a trackback to [a blog/post]
The blogger received a trackback from another site discussing her article.
A blogger visszakövetést kapott egy másik webhelyről, ahol a cikkéről írtak.
Trackbacks help connect related blog posts across different websites.
A visszakövetések segítenek összekapcsolni a különböző webhelyeken lévő kapcsolódó blogbejegyzéseket.
I had to moderate several trackbacks to prevent spam.
His post included multiple trackbacks to relevant discussions.
The comment section showed a list of trackbacks from other bloggers.
Learner examples
I sent a trackback to his blog.
Visszakövetést küldtem a blogjára.
She got a trackback from my post.
Visszakövetést kapott az én bejegyzésemből.
Trackbacks can show links from other sites.
I clicked the trackback to read more.
The blog has many trackbacks from friends.
Common mistake:
Some learners confuse 'trackback' with 'feedback'; 'trackback' is about linking between blogs, not giving opinions.
Meaning
automatic linkback notification
Collocations
send a trackback
|receive a trackback
|approve a trackback
|trackback URL
Synonyms
linkback (A broader term for any method of notifying a site that it has been linked, not just the specific blogging feature.)
Antonyms
unlink (Removing or not creating a hyperlink, thus preventing any notification.)
Themes
technology
|internet
|communication
Definition
A tool used in blogs to tell another blog that you have linked to one of its posts.
A feature in blogging software that sends a notification to another blog when you link to one of its posts, usually creating a reciprocal link.
Grammar
Dictionary form
trackback
IPA
GB/tɹˈækbˌæk/
US/tɹˈækbˌæk/
Syllables & stress
track - back (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (track)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: trackback
- Plural: trackbacks
Word family
Expressions
receive a trackback
1/ɹɪsˈiv ə tɹˈækbˌæk/
fixed phrase
technical
get notified via trackback
To have your blog be told that another blog has linked to it.
Examples
- My blog received a trackback from a popular tech site.
- She was happy to receive a trackback from an academic blog.
send a trackback
1/sˈɛnd ə tɹˈækbˌæk/
fixed phrase
technical
notify another site via trackback
To make your blog tell another blog that you have linked to it.
Examples
- You should send a trackback to the original post when you quote it.
- I sent a trackback so the author would know I linked to her article.
trackback URL
1/tɹˈækbˌæk jˈu ˈɑɹ ˈɛl/
fixed phrase
technical
web address for sending trackbacks
The special web address you use to send a trackback to a blog.
Examples
- Copy the trackback URL and paste it into your blogging software.
- Each post has its own trackback URL.