fallback
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːl.bæk/
The English word “fallback” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- An act of falling back.
- A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
- A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
- Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
adjective
- That can be resorted to as a fallback.
Etymology
From the verb fall back.
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