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)

1. To employ a back channel.
2. (linguistics) To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption.

Noun

backchannel (plural backchannels)

1. Alternative form of back channel