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Backtracking
Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of one who, or that which,
backtracks
; a
retracing
of
one's
steps.
●
In Aviation:
The
usage
of a
runway
as a
taxiway
, especially at
private
strips
and
smaller
airports.
●
In Computer science:
The
act
of
building
all possible
solutions
to a problem
incrementally
,
abandoning
any
candidate
solution
if it cannot lead to a
valid
solution
.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of backtrack
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