Rollback
noun
1.
an act or instance of rolling back.
2.
a return to a lower level of prices, wages, etc., as by government order.
3.
a pulling back or withdrawal:
a rollback of attack forces.
rollback
database
Reverting data in a database to an earlier state, usually in response to an error or aborted operation.
In a transaction based database system, transactions are considered atomic. If an error occurs while performing a transaction, the database is automatically rolled back to the state at the previous commit.
Rollback may also be performed by an explicit rollback transaction.
(2000-01-15)
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