backstarting

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noun

The practice of fulfilling a new reader's subscription by immediately sending them past issues (back issues) rather than waiting to start their subscription with the next upcoming release.

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Meanings

nounbackstarting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of fulfilling a new reader's subscription by immediately sending them past issues (back issues) rather than waiting to start their subscription with the next upcoming release.
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APA

backstarting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstarting

MLA

“backstarting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstarting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backstarting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstarting.

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