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single point of failure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
sin-gle -point of -fail-ure
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

noun

A minor mistake that creates a chain reaction.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

single points of failure (plural)

Phrases

fail-deadly fail-safe fail safe failure rate

Frequently Paired Words

fail-deadly failproof failureproof fail-safe fail safe failureless failure rate SPF

Questions

What does single point of failure mean?
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).

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