flyback

Noun

1. The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
2. A special kind of electrical transformer, originally designed to generate high-voltage sawtooth signals at a relatively high frequency, and now extensively used in switched-mode power supplies.

Adj

Of a rabbit's fur: tending to spring back to its original position during stroking or brushing.

Etymology

From fly + back.

Synonyms

back coupling

feedback

inversion

reaction

reactive

retrace

return

reversal

tickling

upset

backfeed

bussback

ultramagnifier

backdraught

back swing

return trace

back motion

retracting stroke

contra-rotating

couple back

return coupling

load-back

tetrace scanning

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