(idiomatic) To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.

(programming) Employing tail recursion.

(programming) The technique of writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return, particularly when recursive control structures are used in place of iterative ones.

(nautical) A block having a rope about it, and on an end hanging several feet from it.

plural of tail pad

A one of two species of frogs in the genus Ascaphus, distinctive by virtue of having what looks like a tail.

(marketing, sometimes capitalized) Sales made for less usual goods within a very large choice, which can return a profit through reduced marketing and distribution costs.

Synonym of head to toe (“in reversed positions”)

plural of tail rotor

Alternative form of bangtail