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  1. single point of failurenoun

    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

Wikipedia

  1. Single point of failure

    A single point of failure (SPOF) is a part of a system that, if it fails, will stop the entire system from working. SPOFs are undesirable in any system with a goal of high availability or reliability, be it a business practice, software application, or other industrial system.

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  1. Single point of failure

    A single point of failure is a part of a system that, if it fails, will stop the entire system from working. They are undesirable in any system with a goal of high availability or reliability, be it a business practice, software application, or other industrial system.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of single point of failure in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of single point of failure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of single point of failure in a Sentence

  1. Joe Marcheschi:

    That's where it's going to hurt, it just takes one. They are building one critical product and unfortunately they are the single point of failure in the whole supply chain.


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  • der Punkt des VersagensGerman
  • punto único de falloSpanish
  • point de défaillance uniqueFrench
  • असफलता की एक भी वजहHindi
  • தோல்வியின் ஒற்றை புள்ளிTamil

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