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cutover Meaning & Definition

What Does Cutover Mean?

Cutover is an adjective that means Having been cleared of valuable timber. As a noun, it means An area of cutover land.

Cutover Definition (Adjective)

  1. Having been cleared of valuable timber.

Cutover as a Noun

  1. An area of cutover land.
  2. The discontinuity that occurs when switching from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
  3. 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. Any process of quickly replacing a machine or system so as to minimize downtime.

Synonyms of Cutover

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Word Forms & Grammar

cutover (not comparable)

cutover (countable and uncountable, plural cutovers)

Words That Rhyme With Cutover

cut overbut overbutt overcoconut overgut overhut overnut overputt overshortcut overshut oversomewhat overstrut over

Origin of Cutover

From cut +‎ over.

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