Revision as of 21:12, 29 March 2011 edit BD2412 (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Administrators 2,528,077 edits this is not a disambigution page - if it were, WP:MOSDAB would mandate a rather draconian trimming away of information, and all external links would be deleted ← Previous edit		Revision as of 21:13, 29 March 2011 edit undo BD2412 (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Administrators 2,528,077 edits remove other senses; daylight savings is not likely to be searched for under this complete phrase and can be covered in a hatnote, and the military term never includes falling forward Next edit →
Line 1: {{for\|the seasonal changing of clock\|Daylight savings time}} '''Fall back''' is a feature of a [[modem protocol]] in [[data communication]] whereby two communicating [[modem]]s which experience [[data corruption]] (due to line [[noise]], for example) can renegotiate with each other to use a lower-speed connection. '''Fall forward''' is a corresponding feature whereby two modems which have "fallen back" to a lower speed can later return to the higher speed if the connection improves. Line 6 ⟶ 7: A modem that can fall back in order to communicate when the line becomes noisy is an example of [[graceful degradation]]. ~~It is also a nickname for when [[Daylight Saving Time]] ends each year, referring to how clocks are set back one hour in the fall, hence 'fall back'.~~ ~~In the military, it is a term used on the [[battle]]field to [[retreat]]; i.e., falling back to another position.~~ ==Attribution==

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