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back channel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. The smaller of two channels in a river that diverge to form an island.
  2. A secondary channel of activity, typically in parallel with primary channels and somewhat independent of them.
  3. An unofficial communications channel used to make informal or subversive negotiations.
  4. A real-time online discussion that occurs simultaneously with a verbal presentation.
    • TodaysMeet visualizes collaborative and parallel conversations in a backchannel through a digital classroom where every student has a voice. 2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1083:
  5. A gesture or short prompt by which a listener invites a speaker to continue.

Forms

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back channels Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

side-channel

Relateds

backchannel · back-channel