Translations for „backtracking“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈback·track VB intr

1. backtrack (go back):

backtrack

wieder zurückgehen

2. backtrack (change opinion):

backtrack

einlenken

to backtrack on one's demands

seine Forderungen zurücknehmen

to backtrack on one's statements

seinen Standpunkt aufgeben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The declarative aspect comes from prolog and is used in statements and in scanning the tree of alternatives (backtracking).

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Prolog searches the tree depth-first, one branch at a time, using backtracking when it encounters a failure node.

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For example, any implementation which allows the use of backreferences, or implements the various extensions introduced by Perl, must include some kind of backtracking.

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Publicly ruining people, then backtracking with out-of-court settlements and mealy-mouthed apologies, is business as usual.

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