handovertrial
nounUK /ˈhændəʊvəˌtraɪəl/
US /ˈhændoʊvərˌtraɪəl/
A handover trial is a test to see if one person can give a job or thing to another person safely and well.
The nurses did a handover trial to make sure the night shift knew everything about the patients.
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2. A practice run in which a task or responsibility is passed from one team to another to check that nothing is lost.
The handover trial between the two project teams showed that the files were easy to find.
3. A legal or official test of whether property or duties can be passed to a new owner.
The handover trial confirmed that the new owner could take over the lease.
4. A short test period when a machine or system is given to a new user to see if it works properly.
The handover trial of the new computer system went smoothly.