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| handover | |
| 1. n. The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another. |  |
| 2. n. The information passed on in such a case. | |
| The daytime team got an urgent handover from the afterhours department. | |
| 3. n. (cellular telecommunications) the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel. | |
| 4. n. (satellite telecommunications) the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service. | |
| 5. n. The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods. | |
