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casters-up mode
n. [IBM, prob. fr. slang belly up ] Yet another synonym for broken or down.
Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is
down may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas
one which is casters up is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day
off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).