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to failover

to failover

7.2
To switch automatically from a main system to a backup when the main stops working
  • verb
  • /ˈfeɪloʊvər/
  • Specialized
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  • We can now safely failover (both planned and unplanned failovers are supported) to our DR site Hyper-V host with just simple clicks.

Examples

  • The server will failover to the backup system if it encounters any issues.

  • We need SHA-3 now so that we have a standard for interoperability that vendors can build in, so that when SHA-1 dies, our devices already have the ability to failover from a dead SHA-1 to something.

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  • During the outage, the application was able to failover seamlessly without disrupting service.

  • To ensure continuous operation, we implemented a strategy to failover whenever the main server becomes unresponsive.

Synonyms

to fall back
vsto failover
46 4.3

To use something for help when other options fail

switches automatically to a backup system when the main one stops working

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

How Automatic

to failover
  • Specialized
7.2
to switch
123 1.0

Surface Forms

failover infinitive
failovering present participle
failovers third person singular
failed over past
failed over past participle

Etymology

Failover comes from the parts fail ('to stop working') and over ('to the other side'), and a helpful way to remember it is to picture a system 'moving over' to a standby machine. So, to failover is to switch automatically from the main system to a backup when the main one fails.