1. areas of forest land that have been cleared of trees by logging
Usage: forestry; plural form
2. transitions from one system, process, or technology to another
Usage: business; technology

Examples

• The cutovers were replanted with seedlings the following spring.
• Wildlife populations declined in the recent cutovers.
• The company scheduled several system cutovers for the weekend.
• Database cutovers require careful planning to avoid downtime.
• New growth appeared quickly in the sunny cutovers.
• The IT team managed three major cutovers this quarter.