Fault-tolerant
What it means
Able to keep working when one part fails.
Reach for it when describing engineered continuity under a defined component failure
A fault-tolerant network kept emergency calls connected.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
self-healing
Fits when the system repairs certain failures automatically
Careful Self-healing is stronger and requires a recovery mechanism.
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everyday
Fits when general reliability is enough for nontechnical readers
Careful Dependable hides the architecture behind continuity.
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everyday
Fits when performance holds under difficult conditions
Careful Robust can mean merely strong and may not survive an actual fault.
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professional
Fits when failure should lead to a safe condition
Careful Fail-safe systems may stop instead of continuing service.
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professional
high-availability
Fits when measured uptime is the user-facing requirement
Careful High availability can rely on rapid repair without tolerating every fault.
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professional
redundant
Fits when duplicate components provide a backup path
Careful Redundancy is a method, not proof that failover works.
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professional
Fits when recovery across varied disruptions matters broadly
Careful Resilient does not specify continued operation during a fault.
Opposites 3
- fragile
- single-point-dependent
- failure-prone
Common phrases 3
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fault-tolerant system
The hospital uses a fault-tolerant system for patient alerts.
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fault-tolerant design
Fault-tolerant design keeps one broken sensor from stopping the line.
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fault-tolerant architecture
The review tested each claim in the fault-tolerant architecture.
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