Past the Point of No Return

Definitions

1. Beyond the stage where backing out cleanly is realistic. In engineering slang, crossing this point changes how teams think about risk, rollback, and what 'safe' means for the rest of the operation.

   In plain English: Beyond the point where turning back cleanly is realistic.

   Example: "Once the primary schema was rewritten and clients began consuming the new shape, they were past the point of no return for the old dual-format rollout plan."

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