Backward or Backwards is a
relative direction
In geometry, direction, also known as spatial direction or vector direction, is the common characteristic of all ray (geometry), rays which coincide when translation (geometry), translated to share a common endpoint; equivalently, it is the commo ...
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Backwards may also refer to:
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Anadrome
An anadrome, also known as an Emordnilap or a Semordnilap is a word or phrase whose letters can be reversed to spell a different word or phrase. For example, ''desserts'' is an anadrome of ''stressed''. An anadrome is therefore a special type of ...
, a term created from another word spelled backwards
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"Backwards" (''Red Dwarf''), episode of sci-fi TV sitcom ''Red Dwarf''
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''Backwards'' (novel), a novel based on the episode
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Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia'', 1984 American TV program
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"Backwards" (Rascal Flatts song), a 2006 country music song on ''Me and My Gang''
* "Backwards", a song by Apartment 26 from the ''
Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack)''
* "Backward", a song by Quicksand from the album ''
Manic Compression
''Manic Compression'' is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Quicksand. It was first released on February 24, 1995 on vinyl through Revelation Records, before being given a widespread CD release through Island Records on Feb ...
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Backmasking
Backmasking is a recording technique in which a message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward. It is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional.
Artists have used ...
, a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward
See also
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Other Backward Class, a collective term used by the Government of India to classify castes which are educationally or socially disadvantaged
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Sdrawkcab" (an
anadrome
An anadrome, also known as an Emordnilap or a Semordnilap is a word or phrase whose letters can be reversed to spell a different word or phrase. For example, ''desserts'' is an anadrome of ''stressed''. An anadrome is therefore a special type of ...
of "backwards"), a 1998 episode of ''Dexter's Laboratory''
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