"changeover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: changeovers [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from change over. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|change over}} Deverbal from change over Head templates: {{en-noun}} changeover (plural changeovers)
  1. A conversion or transition from one thing to another. Wikipedia link: changeover Synonyms: change-over Translations (conversion or transition): превключване (prevključvane) (Bulgarian), пренастройка (prenastrojka) (Bulgarian), verwerking (note: of ingredients or products, to a new product) [feminine] (Dutch), ombouw (note: of machines or buildings, to a new purpose) [masculine] (Dutch), bekering (note: of people, to a new faith) [feminine] (Dutch), conversie [feminine] (Dutch), vaihto (Finnish), changement (French), passage (French), transition (French), conversion (French), transposition (French), commutation (French), váltás (Hungarian), átváltás (Hungarian), áttérés (Hungarian), átállás (Hungarian), átkapcsolás (Hungarian), irányváltoztatás (note: of direction) (Hungarian), helycsere (Hungarian), őrségváltás (note: of guards) (Hungarian)

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