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backset

[bak-set] / ˈbækˌsɛt /


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Shares of the world’s largest tech companies have taken a backset this year to beneficiaries of their artificial-intelligence spending blitz, with semiconductor stocks taking a leading role in driving the market higher.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

One key measurement is the backset: the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the handle.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2019

He did a good job protecting the backset and blocking shots.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2012

We've had many a backset before, and have come out all right again.

From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by Henry Christopher McCook

Of course such a backset could not long deter Percy from flying.

From The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck by John Luther Langworthy


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