Rollback

/ˈroʊlˌbæk/ noun

Definition

The process of reverting a system, database, or application to a previous stable state after a failed update or deployment. It's a critical safety mechanism in change management.

Etymology

From 'roll' (Old French 'roler') and 'back' (Old English 'bæc'). The computing term emerged in database systems in the 1970s and expanded to general software deployment in the 1990s.

Kelly Says

Rollback is like having a time machine for your software - when things go wrong, you can literally go back to when everything worked. The best deployment systems can rollback in seconds, which is why Netflix can push code hundreds of times per day without fear!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መልሶ አስገባ
mel-so as-gaba
ARالعربية
العودة إلى الخلف
al-awda ila al-khaylf
BNবাংলা
পুনরুদ্ধার
pun-or-ud-dhar
CACatalà
desferir
de-s-fer-ir
CSČeština
vrátit zpět
vra-tit z-pet
DADansk
fortryd
for-tryd
DEDeutsch
Rückgängig machen
roock-gan-ig ma-ken
ELΕλληνικά
ακύρωση
a-ky-ro-si
ESEspañol
deshacer
de-sah-ser
FAفارسی
انصراف
in-sa-raf
FISuomi
peruuta
pe-roo-u-ta
FRFrançais
rétablir
re-ta-blir
GUGU
પુનઃસ્થાપિત કરો
pu-na-stha-pit ka-ro
HAHA
aika
a-ika
HEעברית
ביטול
bi-tol
HIहिन्दी
वापस लेना
va-pas le-na
HUMagyar
visszaállítás
vis-za-al-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
memundurkan
me-mun-dur-kan
IGIG
banye
ban-ye
ITItaliano
annulla
an-nu-lla
JA日本語
元に戻す
moto ni kaesu
KKKK
қайта орнату
ka-yta or-na-tu
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់វិញ
pra-eup-pra-as-v-ich
KO한국어
되돌리기
doe-dol-li-gi
MRMR
पुन्हा सुरू करा
pun-ha soo-roo ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
kembalikan
kem-ba-li-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်ပေးပ zurück
pyan-li-pe-pa-thuk
NLNederlands
terugdraaien
ter-goo-draa-yen
NONorsk
gjenopprette
yuh-no-p-ret-te
PAPA
ਫੁਰਤੀ
fur-tee
PLPolski
cofniecie
kof-n-ye-tsee
PTPortuguês
desfazer
de-sa-fa-zer
RORomână
anulare
an-u-la-re
RUРусский
отменить
ot-menit
SVSvenska
återställa
a-ter-stel-la
SWKiswahili
kurudisha
koo-roo-di-sha
TAதமிழ்
மீண்டும்
mee-n-doom
TEతెలుగు
పునరుద్ధరణ
pu-na-rud-dhara-na
THไทย
ยกเลิก
yok-lek
TLTL
ibalik
i-ba-lik
TRTürkçe
geri al
ge-ri al
UKУкраїнська
скасувати
ska-su-vaty
URاردو
واپس رکھنا
wa-pas rak-hna
VITiếng Việt
phục hồi
phuc hoi
YOYO
sọ̀rọ̀
so-ro
ZH中文
撤销
chè xiāo
ZUZU
susa
soo-sa

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