Fallback Definition
fôlbăk
fall back
noun
Something in reserve that one can turn to for help.
Webster's New World
A withdrawing; retreat.
Webster's New World
Something that falls back.
The fallback of debris from the explosion.
American Heritage
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.
Wiktionary
adjective
That can be resorted to as a fallback.
A fallback plan.
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Other Word Forms of Fallback
Noun
Singular:
fallbackPlural:
fallbacksOrigin of Fallback
From the verb fall back.
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