Usually means: Reverting to a previous position.
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  1. backstep: Merriam-Webster
  2. backstep: Wordnik
  3. backstep: Wiktionary
  4. backstep: Merriam-Webster

Definitions from Wiktionary (backstep)

noun:  A step backwards
noun:  (figurative) A regression.
noun:  (geology) An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a marine transgression.
noun:  (fluid mechanics) Flow over a backward-facing step.
noun:  The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process, once enough progress has been made to know the full details.
noun:  A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand.
verb:  To take a step backwards
verb:  To return to a previous place or time.
verb:  To retract or take back.
verb:  To be arranged in steps going backwards.
verb:  (geology, of a shoreline) To recede in an abrupt fashion due to marine transgression.
verb:  To finish a specification that was initially incomplete once enough progress has been made to know all the details.

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