wayback machine
noun
variants
or less commonly Wayback Machine
humorous
: a device for traveling into the past
The past always seems a little better than the present, so who wouldn't want to take a trip in the wayback machine?—Steven Zeitchik
He sort of resembles a grown-up version of Sherman, the cartoon character from "Rocky and His Friends" who used to join the dog Peabody on travels through history in "the wayback machine."—Joel Selvin
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“Wayback machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wayback%20machine. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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