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Meaning
Noun
●
In Computing:
An
automatic
switch
to a
secondary
system on
failure
of the
primary
system, such as a means for
ensuring
high
availability
of some
critical
resource
(such as a
computer system
),
involving
a
parallel
backup
system which is
kept
running at
all
times
, so that, upon
detected
failure
of the
primary
system,
processing
can be
automatic
ally
shifted
over to
the
backup
.
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Origin
failover
English
fail
English
over
English
ofer
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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