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— English words —

• backoff n. (Computing) The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.
• backoff n. (Surfing) The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making…
• back␣off v. (Literally) To move backwards away from something.
• back␣off v. (Idiomatic) To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
• back␣off v. (Idiomatic) To lower the setting of.
• back␣off v. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, off.

— English words, defined in French —

• backoff n. (Informatique) Situation où un algorithme ou processus évite une action qui était prévue.
• back-off n. (Industrie pétrolière) (Forage) Dévissage.
• back␣off v. Se retirer.
• back␣off v. (Sens figuré) Devenir moins agressif.

50 English words from 6 English definitions

act action aggressive algorithm appeared area away back backwards become committed Computing deeper figuratively from had have Idiomatic idiomatically incoming less Literally lower making move off one other other␣than otherwise particularly passes process refrains see setting shallower situation something Surfing taken taking than the Used water wave when where would

6 English words from 4 foreign definitions

action Forage processus retirer Sens Situation

15 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

agressif algorithme Devenir Dévissage était évite figuré Industrie Informatique moins pétrolière prévue qui Sens␣figuré une

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

backoffs back␣office back␣offices

16 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK bac BAC -bac- back Back back- KOF koff Koff off -off off- off. Off.

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cab Cab CAB FFO Fok FOK OKC

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

backoffs backs␣off

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

hack␣off jackoff jack␣off pack␣off rack␣off sack␣off

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

backs␣off

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