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rollback

[/ˈroʊlbæk/]
nounpl: rollbacks
reversão
1. The reversal or cancellation of a decision, law, or policy to a previous state
The government announced a rollback of the new tax regulations.
O governo anunciou uma reversão das novas regulamentações fiscais.
2. In computing, the undoing of database transactions to restore data to a previous state
The database administrator performed a rollback after detecting the error.
O administrador do banco de dados realizou uma reversão após detectar o erro.
3. A reduction in price or cost to a previous lower level
The store announced a price rollback on selected items.
A loja anunciou uma redução de preço em itens selecionados.
Synonyms
reversalcancellationretractionundo
Antonyms
advancementprogressimplementation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
reversão
Most common term used in business and technology contexts
General Brazilian
recuo
Used for policy or regulatory rollbacks; more colloquial
Portugal
reversão
Standard term in Portuguese Portuguese
Technical contexts
desfazer
Used informally in computing when referring to undoing actions

Related Idioms & Phrases

rollback the clock
rollback prices
rollback a decision
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