switchover

American  

[swich-oh-ver] / ˈswɪtʃˌoʊ vər /

noun

1. the act or process of changing from one power source, system, etc., to another.

2. an act or an instance of changing from one job, belief, style, etc., to another.

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switchover British  

/ ˈswɪtʃˌəʊvə /

noun

1. the act or an instance of changing from one method, policy, or technology to another

   the switchover to digital television

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Etymology

Origin of switchover

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase switch over

Example Sentences

The regulator's investigation found during its digital switchover, Virgin Media failed to properly identify telecare customers, leaving those affected without proper support.

From BBC

Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m for leaving thousands of customers without access to lifesaving telecare alarms during the digital switchover.

From BBC

True, Cornell had come to the end of a three-year contract extension he’d signed in 2022, but the actual reasons for this switchover seemed obvious.

From Slate

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has already started a switchover process, but the Lib Dems want to see this accelerated to include all renewable energy generators.

From BBC

It expects the switchover will become increasingly rapid, partly because it believes it will become more difficult to buy petrol and diesel, as it is expected there will be fewer petrol stations by 2040.

From BBC