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How to Pronounce “fail over” in English

/fɪlɒvɛr/

fai·lo·ver

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What does “fail over” mean?

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NOUN
  • An automatic switch to a secondary system on failure of the primary system, such as a means for ensuring high availability of some critical resource (such as a computer system), involving a parallel backup system which is kept running at all times, so that, upon detected failure of the primary system, processing can be automatically shifted over to the backup.

Example sentences

  • Horizontal scaling gives you some failover and flexibility that you normally cannot get with only vertical scaling.
  • fail over straight ah head for the database is replicated between them so we're not crippled if that happens it'll be full right now uh we can have a look
  • fail over so that someone else can take over of Master if that one fails we need to go beyond that and start thinking let's eliminate the total the the whole

How to pronounce “fail over

Syllables:
fai · lo · ver
IPA:
/fɪlɒvɛr/
Listen for:
the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you pronounce “fail over”?

“fail over” is pronounced /fɪlɒvɛr/ (fai · lo · ver). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

How many syllables are in “fail over”?

“fail over” has 3 syllables: fai · lo · ver.

What does “fail over” mean?

An automatic switch to a secondary system on failure of the primary system, such as a means for ensuring high availability of some critical resource (such as a computer system), involving a parallel backup system which is kept running at all times, so that, upon detected failure of the primary system, processing can be automatically shifted over to the backup.

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