CALLBACK


Meaning of CALLBACK in English

/ ˈkɔːlbæk; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C ] a telephone call which you make to sb who has just called you

2.

[ U , C ] = ringback

3.

[ U , C ] ( computing ) a process by which the user of a computer or telephone system proves their identity by contacting a computer, which then contacts them

4.

[ C ] ( especially NAmE ) an occasion when you are asked to return somewhere, for example for a second interview when you are trying to get a job

5.

[ C ] an occasion when people are asked to return goods that they have bought, usually because they are not safe

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.