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Backtrack vs Backtracker - What's the difference?

backtrack | backtracker |

As nouns the difference between backtrack and backtracker

is that backtrack is the act of while backtracker is one who, or that which, backtracks.

As a verb backtrack

is to retrace one's steps.

backtrack

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to retrace one's steps
    • I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them.
  • to repeat or review work already done
    • If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong.
  • (aviation) To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff
    • Speedbird One: Enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left

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    backtracker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, backtracks.