switchover

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noun

A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another.

“After the digital switchover, analogue television broadcasts were no longer transmitted.”

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Meanings

nounswitchover (plural switchovers)

plural switchovers · alternative switch-over

  1. A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another.

    After the digital switchover, analogue television broadcasts were no longer transmitted.

    1 more example

    Switchover between power modes no longer needs to be done in stations or when stationary, as the units have a dynamic changeover facility which allows them to switch power source on the move.

    2024 May 29, Pip Dunn, “Local heroes are a winner in East Anglia”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 47

Origin

From switch + over.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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