failover

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Synonyms: fail-over, fail over, fall over, boilover, failer, allover, failor, catlover, coilover, flipover, sail-over

Antonyms: fail-over, fail over, fall over, boilover, failer, allover, failor, catlover, coilover, flipover, sail-over

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} An [[automatic]] [[switch]] to a [[secondary]] [[system]] on [[failure]] of the [[primary]] system, such as a means for [[ensure|ensuring]] [[high]] [[availability]] of some [[critical]] [[resource]] (such as a [[computer]] system), involving a [[parallel]] [[backup]] system which is kept [[run]]ning at all times, so that, upon [[detected]] failure of the primary system, [[processing]] can be [[automatically]] [[shift]]ed [[over]] to the backup.

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