single point of failure

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Noun

single point of failure (plural single points of failure)

  2. 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).
    Alternative forms: SPF, SPOF (initialisms)
    The Jesus nut got its name because it is a single point of failure — if it goes, there's nothing you can do but pray.
  3. (by extension) A minor mistake that creates a chain reaction.
    The intact twine in Dylan's beef Wellington was a single point of failure.

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