Definition
Multiple instances where a company asks an applicant to return for another interview, or where an actor is asked to audition again; instances of returning a phone call.
Etymology
From 'call' (to phone or summon) and 'back' (return), combined in modern English as a compound noun. The term gained prominence in entertainment and business in the 20th century.
Kelly Says
The word 'callback' is pure modern English—it couldn't have existed before telephones, because it describes the technology of calling someone back; it's a product of our communication innovations.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
ARالعربية
إعادة الاتصال
iʿādah al-ittisāl
BNবাংলা
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
CACatalà
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
CSČeština
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
DADansk
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
DEDeutsch
Rückrufe
ryːkˈfyːfə
ELΕλληνικά
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
ESEspañol
llamadas de retorno
ʎaˈmaðas de reˈtornɔ
FAفارسی
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
FISuomi
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
FRFrançais
appels retours
apɛl(ə)ʁətwɑ̃
HEעברית
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
HUMagyar
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
IDBahasa Indonesia
callback
ˈkæbˌbæk
ITItaliano
callbacks
ˈkabˌbæk
MSBahasa Melayu
callback
ˈkæbˌbæk
MYမြန်မာ
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
NLNederlands
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
NONorsk
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
PLPolski
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
PTPortuguês
chamadas de retorno
ʃaˈmaðas ðe reˈtɔrnɔ
RORomână
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
RUРусский
обратные вызовы
obrɐtnyye vyːzovy
SVSvenska
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
SWKiswahili
callback
ˈkæbˌbæk
TAதமிழ்
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
TEతెలుగు
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
THไทย
การโทรกลับ
garan toːr glàp
TRTürkçe
geri dönüşler
ɟɛɾi dʊˈtʊʃlɛɾ
UKУкраїнська
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
URاردو
callbacks
ˈkæbˌbæk
VITiếng Việt
gọi lại
ɡwəj laːj