fallback
fallback
Definition
fall·back (fôl′bak′)
noun
- something in reserve that one can turn to for help
- a withdrawing; retreat
fallback
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- reliance: The fallback of reliance on the ' explanations ' to mitigate the consequences of the Charter is similarly unlikely to have the effect desired.
Converse of object
- provide: This provides a reliable fallback for IT administrators who need to quickly roll out security patches to minimize security threats.
- have: We do have the fallback of the existing version.. .
- set: Miscellaneous The OFT has launched an new investigation into MasterCard and its new arrangements for setting the fallback interchange fees.
- propose: For any accounting or measurement issue that is not addressed in the SME standards, the IASB proposes mandatory fallback to IFRS.
Adjective modifier
- automatic: Achieve superior range with distances of up to 300 feet with automatic rate fallback.
- good: And I discovered that the fetal position is not a good fallback when you're all alone in deep water.
- mandatory: For any accounting or measurement issue that is not addressed in the SME standards, the IASB proposes mandatory fallback to IFRS.
- old: So, looks like it's that old fallback, beer.
Modifies a noun
- position: I retired to my fallback position - the bar.
- scheme: Under the government's fallback scheme 21 days ' notice must be given.
- option: There have always been fallback options, or course.
- procedure: This ensures that XML data will normally be well-formed, and, when errors occur, common fallback procedures can be established.
- arrangement: Fire Controls also have proven fallback arrangements to cover each other in the event of a problem.
- provision: This, again, is a partisan measure, which Labor has sometimes pretended is a fallback provision.
Noun used with modifier
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