rollback

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price…

   A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes.

   • The mining industry also had a hand in two other rollbacks. One was a decision to withdraw a Clinton rule that reduced by 80 percent the permissible standard for arsenic in drinking water.
   • A bidder that knows it may acquire power at a lower price if it withdraws demand early will be more inclined to do so than a bidder that knows it cannot cause a price rollback.
   • Although Mr. Trump has billed his rollback as a boon to the auto industry, automakers say the split-market outcome would be a logistical and financial nightmare for them.
2. 2

   The situation where a rollercoaster fails to reach the top of a hill and instead rolls…

   The situation where a rollercoaster fails to reach the top of a hill and instead rolls backward.

3. 3

   A form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically to carry other vehicles, for use…

   A form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically to carry other vehicles, for use in recovery (wrecking, salvage) or for transporting.

   • Near-synonym: tow truck (loosely often synonymous)
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   1. 4

      The strategy of forcing a change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing…

      The strategy of forcing a change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime, or by totally annihilating an enemy's armed forces and occupying the country, as was done in World War II to Italy, Germany, and Japan.

      • During the 1990s the Pope, who played such a central role in the rollback of communism, was one of the few international figures who could be heard speaking out against the new capitalist order.
      • Politically, Brzezinski was a centrist, or conservative, Democrat. He criticised both the Eisenhower administration’s “rollback” policy towards communism in Europe, and the Nixon-Kissinger detente.
   2. 5

      An uncommanded reduction in the thrust of a jet engine.

   3. 6

      To return to the previous state.

      • The server is unstable, we need to rollback the changes.
   4. 7

      To reduce thrust without having been commanded to do so.

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