single point of failure

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
single point of failure

Plural
single points of failure

single point of failure (plural single points of failure)

  1. 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

[edit] Synonyms

  • abbreviation: SPF
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