failover

ˈfeɪloʊvər

Definition

Definition of failover - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

automatic switch to backup system on failure

TECH.

The server's failover activated during the power outage.
Failover systems are crucial for data centers.
The IT team tested the failover during maintenance.

backup

redundancy

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Origin of failover

English, fail (not succeed) + over (above)

Terms with failover included in their meaning

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backup server

failover system

computer machine ready to replace another server if that one fails

hot standby

engineering

immediate failover component in case of failure

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French:basculement automatique, ...
German:Ausfallsicherung, ...
Italian:failover, ...
Spanish:failover, ...
Portuguese:failover, ...
Chinese:故障切换, ...
Japanese:フェイルオーバー, ...
Arabic:تَحْوِيل تِلْقَائِي, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲבָר לְגִיבּוּי, ...
Russian:резервное переключение, ...
Ukrainian:резервне переключення, ...
Hindi:फेलओवर, ...
Bengali:ফেলওভার, ...
Catalan:commutació automàtica, ...
Czech:převzetí služeb při selhání, ...
Danish:failover, ...
Dutch:failover, ...
Greek:εναλλαγή σε εφεδρικό σύστημα, ...
Hungarian:automatikus tartalékra váltás, ...
Khmer:ការប្ដូរទៅប្រព័ន្ធបម្រុងដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:페일오버, ...
Persian:سیستم پشتیبان, ...
Polish:przełączenie awaryjne, ...
Portuguese (BR):failover, ...
Romanian:failover, ...
Swedish:failover, ...
Thai:ระบบสำรอง, ...
Turkish:yedekleme sistemi, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển đổi dự phòng, ...

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