fallbackroute
nounUK /ˈfɔːlbæk ruːt/
US /ˈfɔːlbæk ruːt/
A backup way to go when the usual way is blocked.
When the main road was flooded, we took the fallback route through the park.
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2. In computing, a default path a system uses when the main one fails.
The app switched to a fallback route when the server went down.
3. A reserve course of action in a plan.
Our fallback route was to meet at the library if the mall closed.
4. A secondary way for data or signals to travel.
The network uses a fallback route to keep messages moving.