handedover

Handed over is the past participle form of the phrasal verb hand over, meaning to transfer possession, control, or responsibility from one person, group, or entity to another. It is used across many contexts, including law enforcement, governance, business, and everyday situations. Examples include handing over a suspect to authorities, or handing over responsibilities during a transition.

In addition to the verb form, the noun handover (or hand-over) denotes the act or process of such transfer. A peaceful handover of power, for instance, refers to the orderly transfer of authority from one administration to another. In organizational and project contexts, a handover describes passing on duties, information, or assets to colleagues or successor teams.

In information technology and telecommunications, a related term is handover (also spelled hand-off in some regions), which refers to the seamless transfer of an ongoing session from one network node or base station to another. Although related in concept, this specialized usage is typically written as a single word (handover) rather than as handed over.

The form handed over is not typically used as a technical term on its own; when referring to the process in general English, handover is preferred. The concatenated form handedover is uncommon and generally considered nonstandard in formal writing, though it may appear as a file name or informal shorthand in some contexts.