In computing and networking, to automatically switch to a backup system, server, or process when the primary one fails.
When a computer system breaks down, it automatically switches to a spare system so things keep working.
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For a computer system or network to automatically transfer control to a backup system when the primary system becomes unavailable.
"If the primary server goes down, the system will automatically fail over to the backup in under thirty seconds."
A technical IT and networking term. The noun 'failover' (written as one word) is also very common. Not used outside of computing and systems administration contexts.
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