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Rollover vs Rolldown - What's the difference?

rollover | rolldown |

In pinball terms the difference between rollover and rolldown

is that rollover is a target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it while rolldown is Describing an older form of pinball where the player rolls a ball manually down the table rather than propelling it onto the table with a plunger.

As a noun rollover

is the act of rolling over.

As an adjective rolldown is

capable of being rolled down.

rollover

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia rollover)
  • the act of rolling over
  • a road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns
  • (computing) a graphic element that changes its shape or colour when the cursor moves over it
  • the process of reinvesting funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment
  • a fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan
  • (British) in the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week
  • (pinball) A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.
  • * 2010 , Bob LeVitus, Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies (page 78)
    • One thing I hate about some pinball games is that they don't let you know your current objective, what happens when you hit specific targets or rollovers , or what targets you should be aiming for right now.

    rolldown

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being rolled down.
  • * 1992 , Aras Ören, Please, no police
    • Then he rolled down the wooden blinds inside, opened the door and pulled halfway down the metal rolldown shutter outside.
  • (pinball)
  • * 1948 , Billboard (24 January 1948, page 76)
    • New rolldown uses pinball-size balls and, except for the fact that the game has the conventional open rolldown table end and does not use a plunger, the game's playing surface resembles the pinball variation of Bermuda.