Phrase guide

fail over

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

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

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