single point of failure

English

Noun

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

Translations

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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: simpl. 单点故障

Synonyms

• abbreviation: SPF