different between switching vs handover

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sw?t???/

Verb

switching

1. present participle of switch

Noun

switching (countable and uncountable, plural switchings)

1. The act or process of something that switches.
   1. Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
   2. Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
   3. The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
   4. The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
   5. Change from one product/service provider to another.

Translations

Anagrams

• Gwitchins, witchings

English

Alternative forms

• hand-over

Noun

handover (plural handovers)

1. The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
2. The information passed on in such a case.

   The daytime team got an urgent handover from the afterhours department.

3. (cellular telecommunications) the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel.
4. (satellite telecommunications) the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.
5. The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods.

Translations

See also

• hand over

Anagrams

• over-hand, overhand