Handoffnoun
A football play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate.
Handovernoun
The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
Handoffnoun
(American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate
Handovernoun
The information passed on in such a case.
‘The daytime team got an urgent handover from the afterhours department.’;
Handovernoun
(cellular telecommunications) the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel.
Handovernoun
(satellite telecommunications) the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.
Handovernoun
The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods.
Handovernoun
The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities.
Handovernoun
act of relinquishing property or authority etc;
‘the handover of occupied territory’;
Handover
In cellular telecommunications, handover, or handoff, is the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel. In satellite communications it is the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.