handover

The passing of control authority of an aircraft from one control agency to another control agency. Handover action may be accomplished between control agencies of separate Services when conducting joint operations or between control agencies within a single command and control system. Handover action is complete when the receiving controller acknowledges assumption of control authority. Also called hand-off.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun

handover - act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory"

relinquishing, relinquishment - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

handover

noun exchange, trade, transfer, swap The handover is supposed to be completed soon.

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Translations

remise

handover

[ˈhændəʊvəʳ] N (Pol) [of government, power] → entrega f, transferencia f

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handover

[ˈhændəʊvə^r] n [place, country] → transfert m; [company, business] → cession f; [power] → passation fhand-painted [ˌhændˈpeɪntɪd] adj → peint(e) à la mainhand-pick handpick [ˌhændˈpɪk] vt [+ candidate, successor, staff] → trier sur le volethand-picked handpicked [hændˈpɪkt] adj

[candidate, successor, staff] → trié(e) sur le volet

[produce] → cueilli(e) à la mainhand puppet n → marionnette f à gaine

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In such Heterogeneous Network, the mobility of the users from one network to another needs an efficient Handover (HO) decision to ensure the Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE).

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Bloom Properties, the Abu Dhabi-based developer for residential, commercial and mixed-use projects, has commenced the handover of residential units at its Soho Square development on Saadiyat Island.

Bloom Properties begins handover of residential units at Soho Square

Property developer Bloom Holding has started the handover of 304 residential units in Soho Square on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi to home owners and investors.

Handover begins on Bloom Holding's Saadiyat Island residences

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Patients are spending 17 hours stuck in ambulances outside Welsh hospitals; Ambulance crews are meant to hand over patients into A&E in 15 minutes but in many cases this isn't happening

The Abu Dhabi developer said under the terms of each plan, customers will be able to buy villas, townhouses and apartments with no registration fee and payments spread over four to five years after handover for up to 60% of the development value.

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LAGOS State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has given all his commissioners, Special Advisers (SAs), Special Assistants (SSAs) and Personal Assistants (PAs) May 10 deadline to submit their handover notes.

Ambode Gives Commissioners, SAs, Others May 10 Deadline To Submit Handover Notes

The official handover of reconstructed storage facilities for the equipment and small arms and light weapons took place yesterday in Rakovica, municipality of HadA3/4ici.

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All UEs in a train thus can be taken as a single UE who sends handover requests to eNodeB, which greatly reduces the signaling interaction load.

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In the ceremony concluding the handover of the check post, elders from the areas attended the handover occasion.

Army hands over Chakdara check post to police