backchannel

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verb

To employ a back channel.

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Meanings

nounbackchannel (plural backchannels)

plural backchannels · alternative back-channel

  1. alternativeAlternative form of back channel.
verbbackchannel (third-person singular simple present backchannels, present participle (US) backchanneling or (UK) backchannelling, simple past and past participle (US) backchanneled or (UK) backchannelled)

present singular third person backchannels · US participle present backchanneling · UK participle present backchannelling · US participle past backchanneled · US past backchanneled · UK participle past backchannelled · UK past backchannelled · alternative back-channel

  1. transitiveTo employ a back channel.
    1. transitivehuman sciencesTo employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption.

Origin

From back + channel.

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APA

backchannel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchannel

MLA

“backchannel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchannel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backchannel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchannel.

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