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back-channel

 
 
adjective [before noun]

Definition

using a different or unofficial method of communication: There have been reports about informal back-channel peace talks between the two governments. back-channel negotiations/communication
back channel noun [C] You can involve the audience in a presentation by incorporating a back channel with which they can suggest questions, and comment on each other's questions.
(Definition of back-channel adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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