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Rollback vs Drawback - What's the difference?

rollback | drawback |

As nouns the difference between rollback and drawback

is that rollback is a return to a prior state while drawback is a disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.

As a verb rollback

is to roll back.

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

    drawback

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
  • Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.
  • A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
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