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  1. backoff: Wiktionary
  2. backoff: Dictionary.com
  3. Backoff: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. backoff: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. backoff: Encyclopedia

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  1. backoff: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (backoff)

noun:  (computing) The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.
noun:  (surfing) The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making the wave less steep and potentially unsurfable.

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