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Failback vs Fallback - What's the difference?

failback | fallback |

As nouns the difference between fallback and failback

is that fallback is an act of falling back while failback is the restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred).

As an adjective fallback

is that can be resorted to as a fallback.

failback

English

Noun

  • (computing) The restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred).

    • fallback

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fall-back

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of falling back.
  • 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.
  • (construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating in a relatively closed container.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of falling back) ebbing, recession, retreat * (backup plan) back-up/backup, plan B, recourse

    Derived terms

    * automatic fallback * modulation fallback

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That can be resorted to as a fallback.
    • a fallback plan

    Synonyms

    * alternate/alternative, back-up/backup, secondary

    Derived terms

    * fallback font