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Meaning of fail over | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.

Examples

“If the Web server crashes, we can fail over to the spare in less than a second.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fail safe fail up the ladder fail upwards fail-safe fail-safed fail-safes

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