failback

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noun

The restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred).

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Meanings

nounfailback (countable and uncountable, plural failbacks)

plural failbacks

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred).

Origin

From fail + back.

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APA

failback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failback

MLA

“failback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “failback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failback.

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