/ Dictionary / Index A answerback: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: an•swer•back Pronunciation: (an'sur-bak", än'-), [key] — n. a reply or answering message from a computer or other electronic device, as by means of teletypewriter or simulated voice. —adj. of, constituting, or providing an answerback: a computer with answerback capability. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. answerable answering machine Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language