Noun: rollback 'rówl,bak
- [N. Amer] Reducing prices back to some earlier level
"The store's rollback was an attempt to boost sales"
- Reversal of a previous action, decision, or policy
"The government announced a rollback of recent tax increases"
- (computing) restoration of data or a system to a previous state
"The database rollback prevented data corruption"
- The act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
"The counteroffensive resulted in a significant rollback of enemy forces";
- push back
- Reverse or undo a previous action, decision, or policy; return to a previous level or condition
"The company rolled back prices to 1990s levels"
- (computing) restore data or a system to a previous state
"They had to roll back the database after the failed update"
Derived forms: rolled back, rollbacks, rolls back, rolling back
Type of: decrease, diminution, offence [Brit, Cdn], offense [US], offensive, reduction, step-down
Encyclopedia: Rollback
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