hand-off

plural hand-offs

1. countableuncountableAmerican footballA pass made in a backward direction.
2. countableuncountableaeronauticsThe transfer of the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another when the aircraft enters the receiving controller's airspace and radio communications with the aircraft are transferred.
3. countableuncountablebusinessThe passing of a completed project to another person or group.
4. countableuncountableball gamesThe act of pushing an opponent away with an open hand.
5. countableuncountablecomputingThe transfer of control to another subsystem.

   Vertex shaders are algorithms that transform the vertex information stored in the model before handoff to the rasterizer.

   2012, Walt Ritscher, HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML Developers, page 6