rewind

Definitions

General English

• noun the action of winding something back
• verb to wind something back

Computing

• verb to return a tape or film or counter to its starting point

Electronics

• To rapidly wind a tape in the direction opposite of playback. For instance, that in a VHS cassette or digital audio tape cartridge. The term may also be used to refer to moving backwards rapidly within the content of an optical disc, such as a DVD.
• The mechanism utilized to rewind (1).
• A command or function which rewinds (1).
• To wind again.

Media Studies

• noun a function that quickly winds a film or tape backwards, e.g. on a camera or video recorder
• verb to wind something such as video or audio tape back onto its original spool or back to an earlier point

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Contexts for “rewind”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• Computing
• Electronics
• Media Studies