"cutover" meaning in English

See cutover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From cut + over. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cut|over}} cut + over Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cutover (not comparable)
  1. Having been cleared of valuable timber. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cutover-en-adj-mJykMs5f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 1 29 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 1 27 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 27 23 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cut-over

Noun

Forms: cutovers [plural]
Etymology: From cut + over. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cut|over}} cut + over Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cutover (countable and uncountable, plural cutovers)
  1. An area of cutover land. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cutover-en-noun-JznZ-cHK
  2. The discontinuity that occurs when switching from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cutover-en-noun-gzVj-JZ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 1 29 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 1 27 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 27 23 28
  3. (telecommunications) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Telecommunications
    Sense id: en-cutover-en-noun-6YAdIQ1N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 1 29 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 1 27 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 27 23 28 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
  4. (by extension) Any process of quickly replacing a machine or system so as to minimize downtime. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cutover-en-noun-pMm9lYPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 1 29 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 1 27 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 27 23 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cut-over

Inflected forms

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