Alternative form of reverse-pickpocket

plural of reverse proxy

(networking) A proxy that retrieves information on behalf of a client from possibly multiple servers

(juggling) A pattern performed with an odd number of props where each prop is caught by the opposite hand and thrown over the incoming prop, in contrast with the traditional cascade where the prop is thrown under.

(among word-game enthusiasts) Used to turn semordnilaps into palindromes.

(art, printing) A design impressed into the back of transparent or translucent items.

(aviation) A feature of modern aircraft that diverts the exhaust of the aircraft engines forward to function as a brake.

(UK media) A sudden volte-face in an organisation's editorial line on a certain issue, especially one without acknowledgment of the previous position.

(soccer) A pass in which the player runs in the opposite direction to where he passed.

A question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.