Tieback

Tieback may refer to:

• Tieback (geotechnical), a method of supporting retaining walls
• Reconciliation, Relating Back
• Tieback (subsea), is a connection between a new oil and gas discovery and an existing production facility, improving the economics of marginal fields into profitable assets.

A tieback is a loop of cloth, cord, etc, which is placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side. Typically, a tieback will be passed through a ring on a hook attached to the wall, and fastened with a knot, button or velcro. They are often adorned with tassels.

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In journalism a tieback is a newspaper rewrite. It usually consists of a few paragraphs which contain a short synopsis of the information presented in the original story. The chief purposes of a tieback are to refresh the memories of readers who saw the old story and to update new readers.

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In data analysis, a tieback refers to reconciliation between a piece of data that has gone through processing and the resulting data that may be in the same or different form as the original. It is the reconciliation process to ensure that all data has been accounted for. For example, in project accounting, one would tieback or reconcile invoices from Accounts Receivable back to source transactions to make sure that all transactions are accounted for.

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