fail over

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Synonyms: fall over, failover, fail-over, sail over, all over, fawn over, boil over, flip over, film over, call over, ball over

Antonyms: fall over, failover, fail-over, sail over, all over, fawn over, boil over, flip over, film over, call over, ball over

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|computing}} To [[automatically]] [[switch]] [[processing]] from a [[fail]]ed [[component]] in a [[critical]] [[system]] to its [[live]] [[spare]] or [[backup]] component.

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