hand-off

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Synonyms: hand, hard, band, land, rand, and, hang, hank, sand, fand, mand

Antonyms: hand, hard, band, land, rand, and, hang, hank, sand, fand, mand

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|American football}} A [[pass]] made in a backward direction.
2. {{lb|en|aviation}} The [[transfer]] of the [[radar]] [[identification]] of an [[aircraft]] from one [[controller]] to another when the aircraft enters the receiving controller's [[airspace]] and [[radio]] [[communication]]s with the aircraft are transferred.
3. {{lb|en|business}} The passing of a completed [[project]] to another person or group.
4. {{lb|en|rugby}} The act of pushing an opponent away with an open hand.
5. {{lb|en|computing}} The transfer of control to another subsystem.

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