playback

A noun referring to the act or process of reproducing recorded sound or video, or the electronic equipment used for this purpose.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la acción o el proceso de reproducir audio o video grabados, así como el equipo electrónico utilizado para ese fin.

1. Reproduction of recorded material B1 formal

   The act of playing back a recording of sound or video.

   • The playback of the interview revealed several key points.
   • We listened to the playback of the song to check for errors.
   • The video playback was smooth and clear.

   🇪🇸Reproducción de material grabado

   Sinónimos: replayreproduction

2. Electronic equipment for reproduction B2 formal IT

   The part of a device, such as a tape recorder or digital player, that reproduces recorded material.

   • The playback head of the tape recorder needs cleaning.
   • This software has a built-in playback function for audio files.
   • The playback mechanism on the old record player is broken.

   🇪🇸Reproductor

   Sinónimos: playerreproducer

• playbacks plural form
• playbacks' possessive plural form
• playback's possessive singular form