failing over

A form of fail over — To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fail over
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APA

failing over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failing%20over

MLA

“failing over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failing%20over. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “failing over,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/failing%20over.

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