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    [Noun]  | "hold*back" | \ ˈhōl(d)-ˌbak \


    1: something that retains or restrains

    2: the act of holding back

    3: something held back

    Origin: 1581 ;

    [Verb]  | "hold back" 


    1: to hinder the progress or achievement of : restrain

    2: to keep from advancing to the next stage, grade, or level

    3: to refrain from revealing or parting with

    Origin: 1535 ;

    [Idiom]  | "hold back one's tears" 


    1: to stop oneself from crying

    [Noun]  | "holdback" 


    1: an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business;


      * e.g., " ... there'll be a holdback on production until the new machinery is fully installed "



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    2: something that makes movement or progress difficult;


      * e.g., " ... the only holdback to starting the new job is my contractual commitment to my current position "



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    [Verb]  | "hold back" 


    1: to create difficulty for the work or activity of;


      * e.g., " ... the only thing holding them back from joining the swim team is lack of transportation "




    2: to refrain from openly showing or uttering;


      * e.g., " ... held back her tears until she was alone "



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     [ "Holdback" ]

    1: The tiny portions of a BLOB which have been intentionally and systematically removed from its original dataset prior to compression and encryption, for purposes of ensuring said BLOB can be freely distributed in this deconstituted form, yet cannot possibly be reconstituted without first reinserting said extracted portions to their original locations within the dataset.

      * e.g.,  ... Q: "I've tried to leech this first-run movie from five different torrent sites and p2p systems, but I can't watch it at all! I got the cypher and the encryption keys and I've tried to decode it, but all I get is garbage?" A: "You'd need to reintegrate the holdback first.... Contact the vendor and they'll sell it to you. Otherwise, there's zero chance of decoding it... it's an NP-Complete problem." Q: "I don't want to PAY for it!" A: "Sucks to be you." 

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