switchover

English

Alternative forms

• switch-over

Etymology

From switch +‎ over.

Noun

switchover (plural switchovers)

1. A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another.

   After the digital switchover, analogue television broadcasts were no longer transmitted.

   • 2024 May 29, Pip Dunn, “Local heroes are a winner in East Anglia”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 47:

     Switchover between power modes no longer needs to be done in stations or when stationary, as the units have a dynamic changeover facility which allows them to switch power source on the move.