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Difference Between Handoff and Handover

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Handoff

(Football)The act or an instance of handing the ball to a teammate during a play.

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.

Handoff

(Sports)The act or an instance of handing a baton to a teammate in a relay race.

Handover

The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.

Handoff

The act or an instance of passing something or the control of it from one person or agency to another
A handoff of the aircraft from one air traffic facility to another.

Handover

The information passed on in such a case.
The daytime team got an urgent handover from the afterhours department.
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Handoff

Alternative form of hand-off

Handover

(cellular telecommunications) the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel.

Handoff

A football play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate.

Handover

(satellite telecommunications) the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.

Handoff

(American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate

Handover

The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods.
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Handover

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.

Handover

Act of relinquishing property or authority etc;
The handover of occupied territory

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