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It's important to have a fallback and other activities that keep you interested. I started acting when I was about nine or 10 years old. My father was a midtown firefighter so I always wanted to be a firefighter, but then acting came along. I have to have a plan B.
Jake T. Austin

Meaning of "fallback" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALLBACK

fallback  [ˈfɔːlbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALLBACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fallback is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FALLBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fallback

Fallback is a contingency option to be taken if the preferred choice is unavailable. It may specifically refer to: ▪ A signal of inferior quality in HD Radio ▪ Fallback font in graphic user interface and typesetting ▪ Fallback voting ▪ A feature of a modem protocol, see Fall back and forward ▪ Happy Eyeballs, an IP networking technique...

Definition of fallback in the English dictionary

The definition of fallback in the dictionary is an alternative.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FALLBACK


back
bæk
bareback
ˈbɛəˌbæk
callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
cashback
ˈkæʃˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
flashback
ˈflæʃˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
hold-back
ˈhəʊldˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
payback
ˈpeɪˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
quarterback
ˈkwɔːtəˌbæk
rollback
ˈrəʊlbæk
snapback
ˈsnæpˌbæk
splashback
ˈsplæʃˌbæk
throwback
ˈθrəʊˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALLBACK

fallacies
fallacious
fallaciously
fallaciousness
fallacy
fallacy of many questions
fallal
fallalery
fallalishly
fallaway
fallboard
fallen
fallen arch
faller
fallfish
fallibilism
fallibilist
fallibility
fallible
fallibleness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALLBACK

back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
camelback
fullback
get back
go back
hardback
hold back
howlback
laid-back
look back
lower back
pat on the back
positive feedback
quillback
shellback
sit back
tailback
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of fallback in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fallback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALLBACK

Find out the translation of fallback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fallback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fallback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

回退
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fallback
570 millions of speakers

English

fallback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fallback
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تراجع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запасной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fallback
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিছু হট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repli
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jatuh balik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fallback
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォールバック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mundhut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dự phòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவடையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉलबॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geri çekil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fallback
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

awaryjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запасний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de rezervă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφεδρική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nood
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reserv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fallback
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fallback

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7 QUOTES WITH «FALLBACK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fallback.
1
Jake T. Austin
It's important to have a fallback and other activities that keep you interested. I started acting when I was about nine or 10 years old. My father was a midtown firefighter so I always wanted to be a firefighter, but then acting came along. I have to have a plan B.
2
Jennifer Carpenter
Well, I made an announcement to my family at 8 that I wanted to be an actor, and I focused like a laser beam on it. I never had a fallback plan.
3
Laurie Helgoe
I am very troubled by the tendency to define introverts by what they lack. Introversion is a preference, not a fallback plan.
4
Todd McFarlane
The attempt is that we want to get a couple of minutes under our belt, depending on how good the tests are and take that into Hollywood. The fallback is we're going to DVD anyways. We've got that covered.
5
Andrew Rannells
Always my fallback is - I'm gonna move to a poor town and open a scone shop.
6
Alex Tabarrok
Today it is evident that we have two political parties: the Tax and Spenders and the No-Tax and Spenders. Neither party is fiscally conservative. Is there no room at the inn for an honest conservative? A conservative who makes the case for smaller government on its merits and not just as the fallback option when fiscal bankruptcy threatens?
7
Merritt Wever
I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALLBACK»

Discover the use of fallback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fallback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fallback Plan
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Leigh Stein, 2012
2
Introduction to Project Management
Fallback plans are developed for risks that have a high impact on meeting project objectives, and are put into effect if attempts to reduce the risk are not effective. For example, a new college graduate might have a main plan and several ...
Kathy Schwalbe, 2006
3
Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony
When the IP Phone is in fallback mode, the prompt on the phone displays the message, "CM Fallback Service Operating" to inform users that fallback mode is active. You should set user expectations as to what this mode means and what ...
Paul Giralt, Addis Hallmark, Anne Smith, 2002
4
Solar Electricity Handbook: A Simple, Practical Guide to ...
Grid fallback is a lesser-known system that makes a lot of sense for smaller household solar power systems. For most household solar installations where solar is being installed for technical or environmental reasons, grid fallback is my  ...
Michael Boxwell, Sheila Glasbey, 2012
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Anyone who Can be Fired Needs a Fallback Position: Preparing ...
to have a fallback plan for the worst-case professional scenario. But what I'm proposing is more than that. It can make the difference between initial depression and genuine anticipation. This is not to suggest the approach is a panacea. After all ...
John E. Arnold, 2003
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Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization ...
Establishing a fallback process. The Secretary must establish a separate process for the solicitation of bids from eligible fallback entities for the offering of a fallback prescription drug plan in all fallback service areas in one or more PDF regions ...
‎2004
7
Fax, Modem, and Text for IP Telephony
The fallback feature on Cisco IOS voice gateways provides a means for an alternate fax transport protocol to be used if the initial T.38 fax relay transport method fails to negotiate successfully. Fallback is only available with T.38 fax relay on ...
David Hanes, Gonzalo Salgueiro, 2008
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Waud's Employment Law: The Practical Guide for Human ...
THE PARENTAL LEAVE FALLBACK SCHEME 14.78 In the absence of any alternative arrangements (negotiated individually or under the terms of a collective or workforce agreement), the so-called 'fallback scheme' outlined in Schedule 2 to ...
Peter Chandler, 2003
9
Cisco CallManager Fundamentals: A Cisco AVVID Solution
Table 2,59 introduces a concept that the External Route Plan Wizard uses, fallback. Fallback is the process of offering a call to a less desirable gateway after all desirable gateways have been exhausted. The External Route Plan Wizard uses ...
John Alexander, Anne Smith, 2001
10
CCNP BCMSN Exam Certification Guide: CCNP Self-study
For protocols that can't be routed or switched by CEF. a technique known as fallback bridging is used. Example protocols are IPX and AppleTalk, which are routable but not supported by CEF, as well as SNA and LAT. which are not routable at ...
David Hucaby, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALLBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fallback is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fallback position supports club conversion to public house
A reporter placed considerable weight on a LDC which confirmed that a former British Legion social club near Edinburgh could lawfully be ... «PlanningResource, Jul 15»
2
Amy review: A poignant portrait of Amy Winehouse's talent, an elegy …
You and I both know that we've laughed at an Amy Winehouse joke, once a favourite fallback for many a TV talk show host. That doesn't make ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
3
S&P 500 advances, Apple sinks on China outlook
"There was a bit more optimism this morning and then just a general fallback as the day went on," said Giri Cherukuri, head trader at OakBrook ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Budget 2015: Tax credits loophole means existing families with …
"We don't live off tax credits for every single penny - they're just our fallback. "I think you have a right to have as many children as you want. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Gerald Green Offers Perfect Fit at Bargain Price for the Miami Heat
Throw in rookie Justise Winslow, and the Heat now have a pair of viable fallback options for when their starting wings inevitably lose games to ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
6
'DWTS' Derek Hough Admits Sexy Dancing Doesn't Always Lead To …
"I'd be Indiana Jones," Hough remarked to People about his fallback plan. "That's not even a joke answer. That's a real answer. I would be ... «Fashion & Style, Jul 15»
7
MyTax outage a lesson for all government services
... testing through to multiple redundant systems and real-time monitoring with developers on standby and fallback manual systems in place. «The Mandarin, Jul 15»
8
Rick Carlisle Could Be An Option For The Los Angeles Lakers Next …
This created shockwaves around the league, as he had already verbally committed to the Dallas Mavericks, who seem to have no fallback ... «RantSports, Jul 15»
9
Iran deal skeptics embrace status quo
And while U.S. officials may be glad to have the Joint Plan of Action as a fallback, they are also nervous that the window for diplomacy might ... «Politico, Jul 15»
10
'Women should be self-reliant'
WOMEN should initiate income generating and self-help projects so that they can have a fallback position in the event that they divorce, the ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»

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