fallback

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of falling back.
2. (countable, uncountable) A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
3. (countable, uncountable) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
4. (countable, uncountable) Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.

Adj

That can be resorted to as a fallback.

Verb

Misspelling of fall back.

Sinonieme

recession

pullout

disengagement

reserve

retrogression

withdrawal

dead astern

worst-case scenario

plan B

backstep

retrogradation

retropulsion

fall back

regression

Vertalings

retirada

اِرْتِداد

اِنْسِحاب

تراجُع

فضّ اِشْتِباك

اِنْفِكاك

retirada

Rückgriff

Plan B

pis-aller

plan B

plan de repli

solution de repli

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfɔːl.bæk/

Etimologie (Engels)

From the verb fall back.