trackback

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noun

A method to keep track of links to content, especially blog entries.

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Meanings

trackback1

nountrackback (countable and uncountable, plural trackbacks)

plural trackbacks · alternative TrackBack

  1. uncountablecomputingA method to keep track of links to content, especially blog entries.
  2. InternetcountableA snippet of text joined to an entry from another website linking to it.

TrackBack2

proper noun
  1. InternetbloggingA protocol for a system that allows a blogger to see who has seen the original post and has written another entry concerning it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
linkback

Origin

From track + back.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

backtrack
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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