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Backoff meaning

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

Using Backoff

  • The main meaning on this page is: The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken. | The situation where an incoming wave passes from shallower water to a deeper area, making the wave less steep and potentially unsurfable.
  • In the example corpus, backoff often appears in combinations such as: backoff said.

Context around Backoff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

exponential 2× jeanette 1×

Often after:

prior 1×

Sentence patterns with Backoff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

backoff said there 1× binary exponential backoff prior to 1× called exponential backoff or distributed 1× station jeanette backoff said officers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

backoff said there 1× by default they 1× if such acknowledgement 1× spokesperson of the 1×

Common sentence endings:

broadcast before sending 1× conducting business illegally 1× to be searched 1× to re transmit 1×

Words around Backoff

Just before it in the word index:

backness 8 backnang 4 backmarker 2 backman 20 backlund 16 backlots 3

Just after it in the word index:

backoffice 2 backorder 2 backout 2 backowski 2 backpack 441 backpacker 43

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Backoff

  • In this selection, "backoff" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, exponential, jeanette and prior stand out and add context to how "backoff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include backoff said there and binary exponential backoff prior to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "backoff" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with backoff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Backoff said there would be serious consequences for outlets that are found to be conducting business illegally. (17 words)

Spokesperson of the station, Jeanette Backoff said,”Officers noticed two suspicious looking males in a park and they were asked to be searched. (23 words)

By default they use a Carrier sensing mechanism called 'exponential backoff', or ( Distributed coordination function ) that relies upon a station attempting to 'listen' for another station's broadcast before sending. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

If such acknowledgement does not arrive in a timely manner, it assumes the packet collided with some other transmission, causing the node to enter a period of binary exponential backoff prior to attempting to re-transmit. (36 words)

By default they use a Carrier sensing mechanism called 'exponential backoff', or ( Distributed coordination function ) that relies upon a station attempting to 'listen' for another station's broadcast before sending. (30 words)

Spokesperson of the station, Jeanette Backoff said,”Officers noticed two suspicious looking males in a park and they were asked to be searched. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

Backoff said there would be serious consequences for outlets that are found to be conducting business illegally.

Spokesperson of the station, Jeanette Backoff said,”Officers noticed two suspicious looking males in a park and they were asked to be searched.

By default they use a Carrier sensing mechanism called 'exponential backoff', or ( Distributed coordination function ) that relies upon a station attempting to 'listen' for another station's broadcast before sending.

If such acknowledgement does not arrive in a timely manner, it assumes the packet collided with some other transmission, causing the node to enter a period of binary exponential backoff prior to attempting to re-transmit.

Common combinations with backoff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "backoff" in a sentence?
An example: "Backoff said there would be serious consequences for outlets that are found to be conducting business illegally." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "backoff" from authentic English texts.
What does "backoff" mean?
Backoff means: The situation where an algorithm or process refrains from taking an action it would otherwise have taken.
How many example sentences with "backoff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "backoff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.