Audition vs. Callback — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Audition and Callback
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Definitions
Audition➦
An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performer. It typically involves the performer displaying their talent through a previously memorized and rehearsed solo piece or by performing a work or piece given to the performer at the audition or shortly before.
Callback➦
The act or an instance of calling back from one location or situation to the previous one
A callback of laid-off auto workers.
Audition➦
A trial performance, as by an actor, dancer, or musician, to demonstrate suitability or skill.
Callback➦
A second or follow-up audition, especially as one of a set of such auditions for a role in a play.
Audition➦
The sense or power of hearing.
Callback➦
A return telephone or radio call.
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Audition➦
The act of hearing.
Callback➦
A recall of a recently sold product by the manufacturer to correct a defect.
Audition➦
To take part in a trial performance
Auditioned for the role and got it.
Callback➦
The return of a situation to a previous position or state.
Audition➦
To evaluate (a person) in a trial performance.
Callback➦
(telephony) A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon to a computer network.
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Audition➦
(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
I've been to five auditions this week.
Callback➦
A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.
Audition➦
(uncountable) The sense of hearing.
His audition was poor.
Callback➦
(programming) A function pointer passed as an argument to another function.
Audition➦
An act of hearing; being heard.
Callback➦
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Audition➦
(rare) Something heard.
Callback➦
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Audition➦
(transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
We auditioned several actors for the part.
Callback➦
(theater) A follow-up audition in casting.
Audition➦
(intransitive) To take part in such a performance.
Several actors auditioned for the part.
Callback➦
(comedy) A joke which references an earlier joke in the same routine.
Audition➦
The act of hearing or listening; hearing.
Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing.
Callback➦
A form of audience participation in which the audience shout lines in response to the dialog of a film.
Audition➦
The ability to hear; the auditory faculty;
His hearing was impaired
Callback➦
A request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
Audition➦
A test of the suitability of a performer
Audition➦
Perform in order to get a role;
She auditioned for a role on Broadway
