playback
The act of playing recorded sound or video so you can hear or see it.
The act or process of reproducing previously recorded sound or video so that it can be heard or seen.
How well a device or app plays sound or video, for example if it is smooth or has problems.
The way a device, app, or system performs when playing recorded audio or video, especially in terms of smoothness, reliability, or quality.
Pre-recorded music or singing that is played while actors or singers move their lips to match it in a film or show.
Pre-recorded singing or instrumental sound that is played during filming or performance, to which actors or performers mime or sing along.
- Base: playback
- Plural: playback, playbacks
play back
1to replay a recording
To make a recording of sound or video play so you can hear or see it again.
- Let’s play back the message and hear what she said.
- The journalist played the interview back to check her notes.
- He recorded the meeting and later played it back for his team.
play back in [someone]'s mind
1to replay as a vivid memory
If something plays back in your mind, you remember it again and again, almost like watching or hearing a recording.
- The scene kept playing back in her mind long after the accident.
- His words played back in my mind as I tried to fall asleep.