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cutover en · ADJ

Etymology

From cut + over.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having been cleared of valuable timber.

Forms

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cut-over		alternative	lexicographic

cutover en · NOUN

Etymology

From cut + over.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An area of cutover land.
2. (countable, uncountable) The discontinuity that occurs when switching from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
3. (countable, uncountable) The process of quickly replacing a telephone switchboard, in which the connections are duplicated to the new machine and the original connections are then suddenly disconnected.
   • After the heat coils were pulled on the old main frame, the remaining step was merely to pull the wooden plugs on the new switchboard by the strings attached to them (which are bunched together) upon a signal given from the old terminal room, indicating the removal of the heat coils above mentioned. By this means the cut-over was accomplished almost momentarily, the process occupying not over two seconds’ time. 1913, Bell Telephone News, volume 2, number 7, page 18:
4. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any process of quickly replacing a machine or system so as to minimize downtime.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
cutovers	Number=Plur		lexicographic
cut-over		alternative	lexicographic