backhaul

  1. Verb.  To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
  2. Noun.  (transportation) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
  3. Noun.  (military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shippedUS FM 55-15 Transportation Reference Data; 9 June 1886.

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