Simple Definition of rollback

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rollback

noun

plural rollbacks
chiefly US : the act of rolling back something: such as
a
: a reduction or decrease in something
rollbacks in mortgage rates
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
a rollback in environmental regulations
b
: the act of reversing or undoing something
a rollback of previous wage concessions

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