Computer Programming Software Terms, Glossary and Dictionary

SPOF: Single Point of Failure

Single point of failure(SPOF) is a generic phrase for any component of a system that upon failure will cause a malfunction in the entire system. A SPOF can be a hardware or electrical component or a software component. This can be as simple as a process failure or as catastrophic as a computer system crash.



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SPOF: Single Point of Failure