fallback

Etymology
From the verb.

Noun

 * 1) An act of falling back.
 * 2) A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
 * 3)  A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
 * 4) Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
 * 1)  A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
 * 2) Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
 * 1) Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.

Synonyms

 * /backup, plan B, recourse.
 * /backup, plan B, recourse.

Translations

 * Esperanto: refalo
 * Finnish:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: varasuunnitelma
 * French: plan de repli, solution de repli,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Polish: plan awaryjny
 * Portuguese: plano alternativo, plano B,
 * Romanian: plan de rezervă, ,
 * Spanish: plan B

Adjective

 * 1) That can be resorted to as a fallback.

Synonyms

 * /alternative, back-up/backup, secondary