ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scrollback

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Scrollback is a noun meaning (computing) The part of a scrolling display that precedes the current line or section.

Meaning

(computing) The part of a scrolling display that precedes the current line or section.

Example Sentences

The program can hold as many as 5000 lines of a session in a scrollback buffer.
New communications documents are set for a scrollback area of unlimited size […]
The scrollback buffer allows you to scroll back and review earlier commands and command output.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include backword, back, backscreen, backward, backfill, background.

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