handover

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.
2. 2
   The information passed on in such a case.
3. 3
   the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel connected to the core network to another channel.
4. 4
   the process of transferring satellite control responsibility from one earth station to another without loss or interruption of service.
5. 5
   The transfer of goods from the dealer to the purchaser, often of illegal goods.