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single point of failure en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. A component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail, would cause the entire device or network to fail (normally eliminated by adding redundancy).
   • The Jesus nut got its name because it is a single point of failure — if it goes, there's nothing you can do but pray.
2. (broadly) A minor mistake that creates a chain reaction.
   • The intact twine in Dylan's beef Wellington was a single point of failure.

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Relateds

failureless · fail-deadly · failureproof · SPF · failproof · SPOF · fail safe · fail-safe · failure rate

Translations (4)

cmn 單點故障 /单点故障 (a component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy) · sv felkritisk systemdel (a component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy) · fi yksittäinen vikaantumispiste (a component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy) · pl pojedynczy punkt awarii (a component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail would cause the entire device or network to fail; normally eliminated by adding redundancy)

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