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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 back·lash /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
 反斜線,后座

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 backlash
 反衝

From: Network Terminology

 backlash
 反衝 齒隙

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Back·lash n.
 1. Mech. The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 backlash
      n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: recoil, repercussion,
            rebound]
      2: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence;
         "there was a backlash of intolerance"
      v : have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may
          backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" [syn: backfire]