Usually means: Reserves ready for immediate use.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. standbys: Merriam-Webster
  2. standbys: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. standbys: Collins English Dictionary
  4. standbys: Vocabulary.com
  5. standbys: Wordnik
  6. standbys: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. standbys: Wiktionary
  8. standbys: Dictionary.com
  9. standbys: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. standbys: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. standbys: Legal dictionary

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. standbys: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (standby)

noun:  A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).
noun:  A replacement kept on standby.
noun:  (electronics) Sleep mode.
noun:  (travel) Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out.
noun:  Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.
verb:  (proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone; alternative form of stand by
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