fault tolerant

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
fault tolerance
fault tolerant
FT

   <architecture> 1. The ability of a system or component to
   continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or
   software faults.  This often involves some degree of
   {redundancy}.

   2. The number of faults a system or component can withstand
   before normal operation is impaired.

   (1995-04-06)
    

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