backchannel
See also: back-channel and back channel
English
Alternative forms
- back-channel
Etymology
back + channel
Verb
backchannel (third-person singular simple present backchannels, present participle backchanneling or backchannelling, simple past and past participle backchanneled or backchannelled)
- To employ a back channel.
- (linguistics) To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption.
Noun
backchannel (plural backchannels)
- (computing) A real-time online discussion that occurs simultaneously with a verbal presentation.