Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A complete shift, as from one system to another.
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- noun A complete
change orswitch from one state, system or course of action to another - noun A change to the use of a second system (of power etc) in the event of the
failure of a main system
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Examples
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The advantage to the switchover is that it frees up old analog TV frequencies for use by portable handheld devices.
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At SRB separation, a switchover is made from the SRB RGAs to the orbiter RGAs.
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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
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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.
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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.
Cat Rambo catrambo 2008
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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
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The time required for the inverter to come online, typically called the switchover time, varies by unit.
CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries jayesh100375 2010
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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
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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