fallback

See also: fall back and fall-back

English

Alternative forms

• fall-back

Etymology

From the verb fall back.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːl.bæk/

Noun

fallback (plural fallbacks)

1. An act of falling back.
2. A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.

   As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails.

3. (construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating in a relatively closed container.

Synonyms

• (act of falling back): ebbing, recession, retreat
• (backup plan): back-up/backup, plan B, recourse

Hyponyms

• automatic fallback
• modulation fallback

 

Translations

an act of falling back

• Esperanto: refalo
• Finnish: vetäytyminen (fi)
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• Polish: upadek (pl)
• Romanian: retragere (ro)

a backup plan

• Finnish: varasuunnitelma
• French: plan de repli m, solution de repli f, plan B (fr) m
• German: Plan B (de) m
• Italian: ripiego (it) m
• Kyrgyz: авария режимине өтүү (ky) (avariya rejimine ötüü)
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• Polish: plan awaryjny
• Portuguese: plano alternativo m, plano B m, recurso (pt) m
• Romanian: plan de rezervă, contingenţă (ro), alternativă (ro)
• Spanish: plan B m

Adjective

fallback (not comparable)

1. That can be resorted to as a fallback.

   a fallback plan

Synonyms

• alternate/alternative, back-up/backup, secondary

Derived terms

• fallback font

Anagrams

• backfall