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Back Plate: The part of the woofers metal Basket or frame on which the Magnet structure is mounted.

Low Back Pain: Pain in the lower back area that can relate to problems with the lumbar spine, the discs between the vertebrae, the ligaments around the spine and discs, the spinal cord and nerves, muscles . . . View Full Definition

Loopback: A diagnostic test that returns the transmitted signal back to the sending device after it has passed through a network or across a particular link. The returned signal can then be compared t . . . View Full Definition

Manaibular Staple (Bone Plate): A form of a trans-osseous implant in which a plate is placed partially into the inferior border, and a series of retentive pins are placed partially into the inferior border with two continu . . . View Full Definition

Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS): Investment instruments backed by a pool of mortgage loans.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (MBSCC): A wholly owned subsidiary of the Midwest Stock Exchange that operates a clearing service for the comparison, netting, and margining of agency-guaranteed MBS transacted for forward delivery.

Lookback Option: An option that allows the buyer to choose as the option strike price any price of the underlying asset that has occurred during the life of the option. For a call option, the buyer will choo . . . View Full Definition

Mortgage-Backed Security: Mortgage-backed securities are created when the sponsor buys up mortgages from lenders, pools them, and packages them for sale to the public, a process known as securitization. The securitie . . . View Full Definition

Lithospheric Plate: A large slab of the lithosphere that can be moved by convection current motion within the mantle.

Kickbacks: The dividers between lanes; so called because pins often kick back off a divider to knock other pins downs.