Waybacks
Noun. Ancestors, especially from abroad. Originating in the phrase 'way back' indicating a period in the distant past.a wayback
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Wayback Machine
Example:
"Dave, don't mess with a man with a Wayback Machine. I can make it so you were never born."
-Jimmy James
"Dave, don't mess with a man with a Wayback Machine. I can make it so you were never born."
-Jimmy James
Wayback Machine
A digital archiving service of the World Wide Web, allowing users to go 'back in time' and to revisit saved snapshots of a previous version of a website. It's especially useful for visiting sites that have since been taken down, allowing users to appreciate changes in a current site or to reminisce the old times.
It's a recommended source of information when looking up older exam papers, and other various scholarly material.
It's a recommended source of information when looking up older exam papers, and other various scholarly material.
Example:
Me, a 20M, looking through the Wayback Machine.
"Wow, minecraft.com has grown a long way since 2011! Damn, I'm old."
Me, a 20M, looking through the Wayback Machine.
"Wow, minecraft.com has grown a long way since 2011! Damn, I'm old."
Wayback Machine
The Wayback Machine is a popular website known for archiving web pages for future citation, it has been archiving websites from 2004 to present.
Waybacking
When a person reminisces about or uses things from the past, could also be seen as nostalgiafagging.
Example:
Jane: I'm using Windows Vista on my computer. I miss when operating systems used to actually be good and have nice design, everything is so boring now.
Karl: Hey guys look at Jane, she's once again waybacking again.
Jane: I'm using Windows Vista on my computer. I miss when operating systems used to actually be good and have nice design, everything is so boring now.
Karl: Hey guys look at Jane, she's once again waybacking again.