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@@ -263,8 +263,10 @@ indices that match this pattern are added/removed.
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It is an error to index to an alias which points to more than one index.
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It is also possible to swap an index with an alias in one, atomic operation.
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-This means there will be no period of downtime where the alias points to no
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-index.
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+This means there will be no point in time where the alias points to no
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+index in the cluster state. However, as indexing and searches involve multiple
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+steps, it is possible for the in-flight or queued requests to fail
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+due to a temporarily non-existent index.
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