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failback

failback noun: the restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred).

Noun

failback (countable and uncountable, plural failbacks)

  1. The restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred).

Forms of failback

pluralfailbacks

Origin of failback

From fail + back.

Questions about failback

What does failback mean?
Failback means the restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred).
What part of speech is failback?
Failback is a noun.
What is the plural of failback?
The plural of failback is failbacks.

Words near failback in the dictionary

  1. fail-secure
  2. fail-soft
  3. failable
  4. failance
  5. failances
  6. failback
  7. failbacks
  8. failboy
  9. failboys
  10. failchild
  11. failchildren

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