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basculement

English translation: switchover or failover (IT)

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French term or phrase:basculement (IT)
English translation:switchover or failover (IT)
Entered by: swisstell

10:09 Jul 10, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Systems, Networks
French term or phrase: basculement
"méthode de basculement validée" "installation de la machine back up et tests de basculement". - My browsing has not resulted in any answer that makes sense, unless "turnover" or "tipping" really enters the equation (in which case I still would not quite understand the meaning in context). - Thanks in advance for your ideas.
swisstell
Italy
Local time: 04:43
switchover or failover
Explanation:
Former if done "manually", latter if automated

If you google basculement + switchover, you will see bilingual hits from reasonably authortitive sources e.g. DataGuard
Equally, google basculement +failover also provides decent hits

Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchover, which has a link to "failover".
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Charlie Bavington
Local time: 03:43
Grading comment
thank you, Charlie, and all of you helpful colleagues!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5switchover or failover
Charlie Bavington
3 +1failover
Martin Cassell


Discussion entries: 6





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
basculement (in IT context)
failover


Explanation:
more context might help: what exactly is being installed?

Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  veratek: Totally.
8 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
basculement (in IT context)
switchover or failover


Explanation:
Former if done "manually", latter if automated

If you google basculement + switchover, you will see bilingual hits from reasonably authortitive sources e.g. DataGuard
Equally, google basculement +failover also provides decent hits

Also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchover, which has a link to "failover".


Charlie Bavington
Local time: 03:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 62
Grading comment
thank you, Charlie, and all of you helpful colleagues!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  veratek: Yes!
5 mins
agree  Angela Dickson (X): yup. if I'd had a clue what 'failover' meant I'd have answered myself :)
12 mins
agree  Miranda Joubioux (X)
21 mins
agree  Rob Grayson: Absolutely
35 mins
agree  Bruce Popp
1 hr
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