Definition of "replay" []

• To play over again: replay a tennis match; replay a tape; replay history. (verb-transitive)
• The act or process of replaying. (noun)
• Something replayed. (noun)
• An instant replay. (noun)

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• "In both cases, replay is permitted in one specific situation (a goal, or a home run) to determine one specific fact (whether the ball/puck went over the relevant line)."
• "(And, to be fair, football uses replay for some calls for which replay is of little help.) There is very little judgment involved in such a call — unlike, say, calling balls and strikes or a balk — and replay can often provide a definitive answer."
• "Accommodations are made to maintain the integrity of the game — such as waiting until a natural stoppage before reviewing the tape — but instant replay is still used to make sure saves are saves and goals are goals, and it works."