retrocesof(A mechanism that is used to deliver messages at an interim hop, along the least-cost routing path. A backoff occur when direct relay fails for any reason, such as network issues or servers going offline. The routing component tries to deliver messages as close to the destination as possible by backing off, hop by hop, along the least-cost routing path until a connection is made)
backoff of a non-linear amplifier['bækɒf, -ɒːf]Sub.
