foldback

== English == === Etymology === From fold +‎ back. === Noun === foldback (countable and uncountable, plural foldbacks) 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. (roleplaying games) A portion of a storyline that branches based on user choices but where all branches eventually reconverge to a single inevitable event. (social sciences) A multimethod research approach that includes open-ended interviewing, nominal group dialogue, survey and attitude scaling techniques, and multidimensional and cluster analyses. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === foldback on Wikipedia.Wikipedia