Speakur

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fault-tolerant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
fault---tol-er-ant
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tolerating a fault or faults such that no cessation to operation occurs.

Inflected Forms

more fault-tolerant (comparative) most fault-tolerant (superlative)

Phrases

fault tolerance fail-safe

Frequently Paired Words

fault tolerance fail-safe

Questions

What does fault-tolerant mean?
Tolerating a fault or faults such that no cessation to operation occurs.

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