"I will escalate this to my team leader."
What is the meaning of the word escalate here?
People working in the IT industry are familiar with this usage of 'escalation' meaning that a problem to be solved or a piece of information to be passed to superiors - people higher in hierarchy, knowledge or experience.
Passing 'a problem' or piece of information to lower level employees is called 'cascading.'
However, the dictionaries barring a few do not list these meanings.
Dictionaries define escalate as "increase the effect or intensity of something."
What is the meaning of the word escalate here?
People working in the IT industry are familiar with this usage of 'escalation' meaning that a problem to be solved or a piece of information to be passed to superiors - people higher in hierarchy, knowledge or experience.
Passing 'a problem' or piece of information to lower level employees is called 'cascading.'
However, the dictionaries barring a few do not list these meanings.
Dictionaries define escalate as "increase the effect or intensity of something."
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