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Flashback vs Rollback - What's the difference?

flashback | rollback |

As nouns the difference between flashback and rollback

is that flashback is flashback while rollback is a return to a prior state.

As a verb rollback is

(nonstandard) to roll back.

flashback

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative
  • (psychology) a vivid mental image of a past trauma, especially one that recurs
  • a similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug
  • the condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system

    • Synonyms

    * (dramatic device) analepsis

    Coordinate terms

    * (act of remembering) reminiscence

    Derived terms

    * (flame) flashback arrestor

    Descendants

    * German: (l)

    See also

    * flashforward

    Anagrams

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    rollback

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nonstandard) To roll back.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A return to a prior state.
  • A withdrawal of military forces.
  • (computing) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).
  • An event caused by a roller coaster failing to reach the top of a hill.
  • a form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically as a or for transporting other vehicles

    • Synonyms

    * (form of flatbed truck) slide truck