different between virement vs rollover

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French virement.

Noun

virement (plural virements)

1. The transfer of a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another.

Related terms

• vire

French

Etymology

From virer +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi?.m??/

Noun

virement m (plural virements)

1. bank transfer, wire transfer

Descendants

• ? Turkish: virman

Further reading

• “virement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

roll +? over, from the verb phrase.

Noun

rollover (countable and uncountable, plural rollovers)

1. The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
2. (automotive) A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
   • 1980, Stephen King, Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game

     “They blink if I step on the brake at the same time, and anybody who don't step on his brakes when he's makin^[sic] a turn is lookin^[sic] to do a rollover.”

3. (computing) A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
4. (computing) A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
5. (finance) The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
6. (finance) A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.
7. (Britain) In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
8. (pinball) A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.
   • 2010, Bob LeVitus, Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies (page 78)

     One thing I hate about some pinball games is that they don't let you know your current objective, what happens when you hit specific targets or rollovers, or what targets you should be aiming for right now.

Derived terms

• NKRO