cutover

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Synonyms: cut over

Antonyms: cut over

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Adjective

1. Having been cleared of valuable [[timber]].

Noun

1. An area of cutover land.
2. The [[discontinuity]] that occurs when switching from the [[Julian calendar]] to the [[Gregorian calendar]].
3. {{lb|en|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.
4. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any process of quickly replacing a [[machine]] or [[system]] so as to minimize [[downtime]].

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