Translate dropout | into French | into German Definition of dropout
noun
1a person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle:a college dropout
2a momentary loss of recorded audio signal or an error in reading data on a magnetic tape or disk, usually due to a flaw in the coating.
3 (usually
dropouts)
a U-shaped slot at the end of a fork on a bicycle, made to receive the axle and enabling the wheel to be changed rapidly.
