rewind button

Go back switch

A rewind button reverses playback on audio or video devices, returning to an earlier point in the recording.

The symbol—two triangles pointing left—originated on tape players and persists on digital interfaces.

Hit the rewind button to hear that part again.

Figuratively, to push the rewind button is to revisit or undo something: I wish I could hit rewind on that conversation.

Related
  • playRecreation or staged drama
  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • fast forwardAccelerate playback speed
  • VCRTape-based video recorder
  • tapeAdhesive strip on roll

tape deck · cassette · cassette player · video cassette · remote control · backward · reverse · skip · stop · eject · video · home video · recorder · playback · DVR · click · arrow · replay

Categories
Opposites
playback direction control

rewind buttonforward button

Navigation to subsequent page

fast forward button · fast-forward

playback state control

rewind buttonplay button

Initiates media playback

stop button · pause button

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G