Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To play over again.
- noun The act or process of replaying.
- noun Something replayed.
- noun An instant replay.
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- verb transitive to
play again - verb to display a recording of a previous event, especially multiple times
- noun the replaying of (something), for example of televised footage.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb play (a melody) again
- verb play again
- noun something (especially a game) that is played again
- verb reproduce (a recording) on a recorder
- verb repeat a game against the same opponent
- noun the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
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Examples
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Can it replay from the last position a video was at?
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But baseball does not use replay for something for which replay is very well suited — the timing of tags — that could affect the outcome of a game.
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Baseball Gets It Wrong, and Hockey Gets It Right 2010
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In both cases, replay is permitted in one specific situation (a goal, or a home run) to determine one specific fact (whether the ball/puck went over the relevant line).
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Baseball Gets It Wrong, and Hockey Gets It Right 2010
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Then, while the replay is being broadcast, the players could rest and talk amongst themselves.
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Lederman says scoring in boxing hasn't changed "an awful lot" over the years, although he says he's "sure instant replay is very close to coming in."
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Accommodations are made to maintain the integrity of the game — such as waiting until a natural stoppage before reviewing the tape — but instant replay is still used to make sure saves are saves and goals are goals, and it works.
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Baseball Gets It Wrong, and Hockey Gets It Right 2010
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In both cases, replay is permitted in one specific situation (a goal, or a home run) to determine one specific fact (whether the ball/puck went over the relevant line).
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Baseball Gets It Wrong, and Hockey Gets It Right 2010
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(And, to be fair, football uses replay for some calls for which replay is of little help.) There is very little judgment involved in such a call — unlike, say, calling balls and strikes or a balk — and replay can often provide a definitive answer.
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Baseball Gets It Wrong, and Hockey Gets It Right 2010
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I assume Coulter writes this stuff as a gimmick, but the lack of substantive replay is pretty telling.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Andrew McCarthy Sticks to His Guns (And He May Be Pointing Them at You Next) 2010
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The DEM's are stuck in replay mode with social special interests, and socializing traditionally free-market entities (healthcare, utilities, energy companies).
bilby commented on the word replay
This word should be listed again.
In slow-motion.
July 12, 2008