backscatter

English

Alternative forms

• back scatter
• back-scatter

Etymology

Back-formation from backscattering.

Pronunciation

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Noun

backscatter (countable and uncountable, plural backscatters)

1. (physics) The deflection of particles or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
2. The particles or radiation deflected in this manner.
3. (military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
4. (computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.

   Synonyms: blowback, outscatter

Derived terms

• backscatterer

Translations

deflection

Finnish: takaisinsironta Russian: обратное рассе́яние (obratnoje rasséjanije), рассе́яние наза́д (rasséjanije nazád)

scattered particles or radiation

Finnish: takaisinsironta

military: portion of energy that is scattered back

Finnish: takaisinsironta Russian: обратное рассе́яние (obratnoje rasséjanije)

Verb

backscatter (third-person singular simple present backscatters, present participle backscattering, simple past and past participle backscattered)

1. (ambitransitive) To scatter particles or radiation back to the direction from which they originate.

Translations

to scatter back

Finnish: takaisinsirota Malay: serak balik