fallbackstrategy
nounUK /ˈfɔːlbæk ˌstrætədʒi/
US /ˈfɔːlbæk ˌstrætədʒi/
A plan you use if your first plan does not work.
If it rains on picnic day, our fallback strategy is to eat inside.
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2. In computing, a set of steps a program follows when its usual method fails.
The app uses a fallback strategy to show saved data when the internet is down.
3. In sports, a different way of playing when the main tactic stops working.
The coach switched to a fallback strategy after the team fell behind.
4. In business, a ready plan to protect a company if its main plan fails.
The store's fallback strategy was to sell online if the shop had to close.