1. a telephone call made in return or response to a previous call
2. a request for someone to return for a second audition or interview
3. a function or piece of code that is passed as an argument to another function and executed at a later time
Usage: computing

Examples

• I missed his call, so I’ll give him a callback later.
• The actress was thrilled to receive a callback for the lead role.
• After the initial interview, she was invited back for a callback.
• The programmer wrote a callback function to handle the server response.
• The car manufacturer issued a callback for vehicles with faulty brakes.
• Please leave a message and I’ll return your callback as soon as possible.
• The callback mechanism allows the system to respond to events asynchronously.