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Definition of backchannel in English: backchannelnounˈbaktʃanlˈbakˌCHanl 1A secondary or covert route for the passage of information. we used him as a diplomatic backchannel Example sentencesExamples - Secret White House backchannels (discovered from recently released White House tapes) are used to support the book's contention.
- A friend calls my weblog ‘the backchannel to my brain’, and in a way, it is.
- In a sense, he is right that backchannels always exist and always will.
2Psychology A sound or gesture made to give continuity to a conversation by a person who is listening to another. as modifier supportive backchannel cues Example sentencesExamples - Amongst these are what have been characterised in the literature as backchannels, minimal response or receipt tokens, and include items such as Yeah, Oh, Right, and Great.
Definition of backchannel in US English: backchannel(also back channel) nounˈbakˌCHanl 1A secondary or covert route for the passage of information. the agency offered a reliable backchannel to Washington as modifier backchannel briefings Example sentencesExamples - In a sense, he is right that backchannels always exist and always will.
- A friend calls my weblog ‘the backchannel to my brain’, and in a way, it is.
- Secret White House backchannels (discovered from recently released White House tapes) are used to support the book's contention.
2Psychology A sound or gesture made to give continuity to a conversation by a person who is listening to another. Example sentencesExamples - Amongst these are what have been characterised in the literature as backchannels, minimal response or receipt tokens, and include items such as Yeah, Oh, Right, and Great.
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