FAULT TOLERANCE
\fˈɒlt tˈɒləɹəns], \fˈɒlt tˈɒləɹəns], \f_ˈɒ_l_t t_ˈɒ_l_ə_ɹ_ə_n_s]\
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1. The ability of a system or component tocontinue normal operation despite the presence of hardware orsoftware faults. This often involves some degree ofredundancy.2. The number of faults a system or component can withstandbefore normal operation is impaired.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).