Complete Definition of "rollback"

English
Etymology
roll + back

Verb
en-verb

transitive

  1. To return something to a prior state.
  2. To abandon a plan: NASA will rollback the shuttle launch due to bad weather.
  3. To force the abandonment of an intention, position, or state of affairs.

intransitive

  1. To retreat.

Noun
wikipedia|Rollback (disambiguation)|Rollback
en-noun

  1. A return to a prior state.
  2. A withdrawal of military forces.

#computing An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).

  1. An event caused by a roller coaster failing to reach the top of a hill.

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