foldback English

Meaning foldback meaning

What does foldback mean?

foldback noun

— An overturned flap.

— A current-limiting feature in power supplies and amplifiers.

— (music) The use of rear-facing heavy-duty loudspeakers on stage during live music performances, to improve sound for the audience or to allow performers to hear and monitor themselves.

— (genetics) A denatured (single-strand) DNA molecule that has formed base pair bonds with itself.

— (genetics) A chromosome that contains sequences which support foldback; A DNA molecule with a base sequence or sequences that are repeated in reverse order.

— (RPG) A portion of a storyline that branches based on user choices but where all branches eventually reconverge to a single inevitable event.

— use of rear-facing loudspeakers