backchannel

See also: back-channel and back channel

English

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backchanneling

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Alternative forms

• back-channel

Etymology

From back +‎ channel.

Noun

backchannel (plural backchannels)

1. Alternative form of back channel

Verb

backchannel (third-person singular simple present backchannels, present participle backchanneling or backchannelling, simple past and past participle backchanneled or backchannelled)

1. (transitive) To employ a back channel.
   1. (linguistics, transitive) To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption.