How to Pronounce Failover

To pronounce "failover", say FAIL-ov-er — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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FAIL-ov-er

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💡 Tip for remembering “failover”

"failover" has 3 syllables: fail-ov-er.

What does failover mean?

noun

  1. 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.

Related words

statefulbackupmigrationoverfailerrorfaultfailure

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How many syllables are in "failover"?▾

"Failover" has 3 syllables: fail · ov · er.

What does "failover" mean?▾

Failover: 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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