fallback switch


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fallback switch

[′fȯl‚bak ‚swich]
(communications)
A mechanical switch to transfer a communications path from a primary device to an identical standby device in the event of a primary device failure.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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