Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graceful degradation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: grace-ful degra-da-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Since we built the website with graceful degradation in mind, it will replace animations with textual cues if JavaScript is not available."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

degrade gracefully progressive enhancement

Frequently Paired Words

degrade gracefully failsoft progressive enhancement

Questions

What does graceful degradation mean?: The ability 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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