handover

Noun

• The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
• The information passed on in such a case.
• the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel.
• the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.
• The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods.