single point of failure
nounDefinitions
A component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail, would cause…
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.
A minor mistake that creates a chain reaction.
- The intact twine in Dylan's beef Wellington was a single point of failure.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for single point of failure. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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