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Adjusted alias doc for clarity
Added emphasis for the no downtime point as well as changed the wording for clarity
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An alias is a secondary name for a group of data streams or indices. Most {es}
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APIs accept an alias in place of a data stream or index name.
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You can change the data streams or indices of an alias at any time. If you use
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aliases in your application's {es} requests, you can reindex data with no
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downtime or changes to your app's code.
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If you use aliases in your application's {es} requests instead of directly using indices, you can update or change the backing data with **no
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downtime** or changes to your app's code. This is a big advantage in production systems. Pointing to different data streams or indices of an alias is instantaneous and can be done at any time.
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[[alias-types]]

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