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degrade gracefully

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
de-grade -grace-ful-ly
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a system: to maintain at least some of its functionality when portions are not working, or when certain features are not available.

Inflected Forms

degrades gracefully (present, singular) degrading gracefully (participle, present) degraded gracefully (participle, past) degraded gracefully (past)

Phrases

graceful degradation

Frequently Paired Words

graceful degradation

Questions

What does degrade gracefully mean?
Of a system: to maintain at least some of its functionality when portions are not working, or when certain features are not available.

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