return path
Way back home
A return path is the route by which something comes back to its origin.
In electronics and electrical engineering, it refers to the circuit through which current flows back to its source—often through a ground plane or dedicated conductor.
In email systems, the return path is the address where bounced messages and delivery failures are sent, which may differ from the visible "from" address.
More generally, any designated way back: The hikers marked their return path with cairns.
- replyVerbal or written answer
- redirectSend in new direction
- homingSteering toward a target
- feedbackReturned response data
- closed loopSystem with continuous feedback
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- emailinbox, from, send, to, outbox
- backtrackingretreat, retracing steps, undoing, doubling back, rewinding
- cable TVESPN, CNN, cable TV, cable box, HBO
- loopsloop, circle, closed loop, coil, curl
- PCB designvia, trace, pad, layer, silkscreen
- Postfixbody checks, pickup service
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