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call·back

(kôl′băk′)

1. The act or an instance of calling back from one location or situation to the previous one: a callback of laid-off auto workers.

2. A second or follow-up audition, especially as one of a set of such auditions for a role in a play.

3. A return telephone or radio call.

4. A recall of a recently sold product by the manufacturer to correct a defect.

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callback

(ˈkɔːlˌbæk)

an invitation to someone who has attended an interview, audition, etc to attend a subsequent round in a selection process

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call′back`

or call′-back`,

1. a summoning of workers back to work after a layoff.

2. a request to a performer to return for further auditioning.

3. a return telephone call.

[1925–30]

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Noun

callback - a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

recall

asking, request - the verbal act of requesting

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richiamo

callback

[ˈkɔːlbæk] N (Comm) → retirada f (de productos con defecto de origen)

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