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The awkward handoff where one thing politely dies so another can begin.
means A switch from one system, method, or setup to another, plus the transition itself.
from A plainspoken English compound from the early 1900s, fusing change and over, born in factories and broadcasting where one thing replaced another mid-stride.
Film reelsCigarette-burn dots cue projectionists to swap reels.
Lean manufacturingSMED slashes machine changeover to single-digit minutes.
SportsTennis players switch ends every odd game.