music playback

Hearing recorded songs

Music playback is the reproduction of recorded music through speakers, headphones, or other audio equipment.

The term emphasizes the act of playing rather than the music itself: The app supports music playback in the background, Music playback was interrupted by a phone call.

It appears frequently in technical contexts—device specifications, software features, battery life ratings.

Related

volume · track · skip · queue · playlist · mix tape · rewind · fast forward · forward · headphones · aux cord · car stereo · stereo · album · song · audio · loop · DJ

Categories
Opposites
liveness/immediacy of performance

music playbacklive performance

Unrecorded staged entertainment

live music · live concert · live show · jam session · busking

active/passive musical engagement

music playbackmusic production

Crafting audio tracks

composing · songwriting · singing · music practice

sound versus silence

music playbacksilence

Total lack of sound

pause · mute · stop

Family

music, playback, play, back, musical, musically, musician, musicianship, musicology

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G