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switchover - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
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noun change or switch from one state, system or course of action to anothernoun failure of a main system
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The advantage to the switchover is that it frees up old analog TV frequencies for use by portable handheld devices.
Nielsen Data Offers Real Reason ISPs Are Metering 2009
At SRB separation, a switchover is made from the SRB RGAs to the orbiter RGAs.
Transition Team Update - NASA Watch 2009
The stand-out figures from the first survey are that while 82% of households know that a digital TV switchover is taking place, less than 1% know exactly when that’s happening.
Digital TV Switchover: We’re Clueless And Sometimes Unhappy | Lifehacker Australia 2009
The commitment to keep FM stations on air is likely to be welcomed by listeners concerned that their analogue radio sets would be obsolete following digital switchover , which is likely to take place in 2015.
FM radio is safe, minister promises 2010
One of the benefits of the switchover has been a chance to try out the writing software Scrivener, which I'd heard people rave about in the past.
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Starcom itself now says that the switchover has been a smooth one.
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The researchers' experiments in mice have shown that the switchover is a key step in building a healthy brain.
NPR Topics: News 2011
The time required for the inverter to come online, typically called the switchover time, varies by unit.
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Their opinions are prompted by signs of a partial recovery in the advertising market and Europe's digital switchover , which is kicking in with a vengeance.
Variety.com 2010
The switchover was the culmination of 18 months work to replace the previous ISYS terminals and infrastructure with new Altura devices.
silicon.com : 2009
bilby commented on the word switchover
"Drivers in Samoa in the South Pacific are preparing to switch from driving on the right side of the road to the left after a rule change by the government.
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The switchover is due to start at 0550 on Monday (1650GMT), when radio messages will broadcast telling drivers to stop and to prepare to overturn 100 years of motoring tradition."
- Nick Bryant, Samoan cars ready to switch sides, bbc.co.uk, 7 Sep 2009.
September 7, 2009