rollover

See also: roll over and roll-over

English

Alternative forms

• roll-over

Etymology

Deverbal from roll over.

Noun

rollover (countable and uncountable, plural rollovers)

1. The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
   • 2011, Jeff Ryan, Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America:

     For Donkey Kong, the rollover on board 117 causes a “kill screen”—Mario is simply not given enough time to complete the level before time runs out.

2. (automotive) A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
   • 1980, Stephen King, Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game:

     “They blink if I step on the brake at the same time, and anybody who don't step on his brakes when he's makin^[sic] a turn is lookin^[sic] to do a rollover.”

3. (graphical user interface, chiefly web design) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
4. (computing) A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
5. (firefighting) The sudden ignition of flammable gases (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space.

   Synonym: flameover

6. (finance) The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
7. (finance) A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
8. (British) In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
9. (pinball) A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.
   • 2010, Bob LeVitus, Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies, page 78:

     One thing I hate about some pinball games is that they don't let you know your current objective, what happens when you hit specific targets or rollovers, or what targets you should be aiming for right now.

Derived terms

• NKRO
• rollover cable

Translations

the process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value

• Finnish: pyörähdys (fi) (e.g. "nollaan" to roll over to zero), ylivuoto (computing)

automotive: a road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns

• Finnish: kierähdysonnettomuus (technical term), kaatuminen (fi) (common term)

computing: a graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it

• Finnish: osoitettaessa muuttuva elementti, rollover

computing: a keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly

• Finnish: samanaikaisten painallusten tunnistus, rollover

firefighting: the sudden ignition of flammable gasses (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space

• Finnish: palokaasujen syttyminen, savukaasujen syttyminen

finance: the reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment

• Finnish: jälleenrahoitus

finance: a fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan

• Finnish: uusimismaksu

Britain: in the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week

• Finnish: siirtyminen ensi kierrokselle

pinball: a target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it

• Finnish: rollover, rullauskytkin

Verb

rollover

1. Misspelling of roll over.