Standby
Meaning of Standby
Ready for use if needed; a reserve.
ما معنى كلمة Standby بالعربي؟
في حالة استعداد
⏳🚨 في حالة استعداد أو انتظار لتنفيذ مهمة عند الحاجة؛ وضع الاحتياط للتدخل السريع في حالات الطوارئ؛ نظام دعم جاهز للعمل عندما يتعطل النظام الأساسي؛ حالة تأهب مُستمرة للاستجابة الفورية للمُتطلبات؛ خيار بديل موثوق يُمكن الاعتماد عليه في الأوقات الحرجة 🚨⏳
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Synonyms & related words
Standby in a sentence
Standby equipment was kept for the trial.
Standby staff cover peak demand.
Standby letters of credit support contracts.
A standby teacher covers absences.
Origin of Standby
From the phrase stand by, 'to be ready'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, standby ensures continuity. GL servers have standby systems.
Standby audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Standby" — noun, pronounced /ˈstændbaɪ/, with the stress on "stand".
Narrator: Standby means being ready to be used or to act if needed.
Narrator: In plain English, ready and waiting.
Narrator: It comes from the phrase stand by, to be ready.
Narrator: A common collocation is "on standby", which describes waiting to help.
Narrator: It differs from "backup", because standby stresses readiness.
Narrator: In a second sense, standby mode keeps a device partly on, using power.
Narrator: Travel, emergency services, electronics and IT use the word.
Narrator: So remember: standby means ready when needed.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Is the TV off?
Speaker B: Just on STANDBY! From stand by.
Speaker A: Still using power?
Speaker B: A little.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Ambulances on standby", emergencies. "A standby flight", travel. "Switch off standby devices", energy.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Use "standby" as a noun, and "stand by" as a verb.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Backup is its cousin, reserve its twin, and fallback an alternative — yet standby keeps its ready charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "standby" in AI prompts — useful for server failover and energy saving.
Speaker A: How for servers?
Speaker B: Failover.
Prompt: Design a standby database that takes over if the main one fails.
Speaker A: And energy?
Speaker B: Saving.
Prompt: Estimate yearly costs of devices left on standby.
Speaker A: Could it help rotas?
Speaker B: Yes, for staff.
Prompt: Build an on-call standby rota for weekends.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Travel.
Prompt: Explain how standby flights work for airline staff.
Frequently asked questions about Standby
What does Standby mean?
Ready for use if needed; a reserve.
ما معنى كلمة Standby بالعربي؟
في حالة استعداد — ⏳🚨 في حالة استعداد أو انتظار لتنفيذ مهمة عند الحاجة؛ وضع الاحتياط للتدخل السريع في حالات الطوارئ؛ نظام دعم جاهز للعمل عندما يتعطل النظام الأساسي؛ حالة تأهب مُستمرة للاستجابة الفورية للمُتطلبات؛ خيار بديل موثوق يُمكن الاعتماد عليه في الأوقات الحرجة 🚨⏳
How do you pronounce Standby?
Standby is pronounced /ˈstændbaɪ/ and is used as a noun / adjective.
How is Standby used in a sentence?
Standby equipment was kept for the trial.
What are synonyms of Standby?
reserve, backup, substitute, spare, stand-in, fallback.