backout

backout

[′bak‚au̇t]
(aerospace engineering)
An undoing of previous steps during a countdown, usually in reverse order.
(computer science)
To remove a change that was previously made in a computer program.
(metallurgy)
Process of nullifying the effect of positive electrical potentials occurring in an anodic area in a cathodic protection system.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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"If you feel that the protests you will join will only cause trouble and violence, backout now and stop supporting them," Banac said.
Set screws typically hold the gas block in place, but should the screws backout, the gas block can work free.
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I can't imagine any lawyer would pay $130,000 out of his own pocket on a client's behalf with no expectation of getting paid backout of their home equity!
Pakistan is already isolated from Iran due to its unilateral backout of the gas pipeline.
Superficial infection 4 Delayed union 1 Plate backout 0 Deep infection 0 Non-union 0 Stress fracture 4 0 Note: Table made from bar graph.
You might dedicate one box of empty cartridges to them, and to prevent primer backout in revolvers, ream the flash holes a bit larger.
Backout was seen in one case, 5 months after surgery for which the lag screw was revised (Figure 2).
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