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failsoft

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Supporting graceful degradation, so that a partial failure does not bring down the entire system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • 1973, ACM Special Interest Group in Operating Systems, Fourth Symposium on Operating System Principles The second phase of the executive development proceeded through two steps as stated in Section 2. First, a failsoft executive was developed providing automatic failure detection and recovery [...]

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fail + soft.