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FAIL SILENT SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Testing and Debugging
CONT

A fail silent system will only operate if it can ensure that whatever it is doing is correct. If there is a failure, a fail silent system will become silent and nobody in the neighborhood will know of its existence, though the rest of the system can operate as usual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Test et débogage
DEF

Système dont toutes les défaillances sont, dans une mesure acceptable, des défaillances par écrasement. [Définition reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prueba y depuración
CONT

Un sistema a prueba de silencio es un tipo de sistema que, o bien proporciona el correcto servicio, o no ofrece ningún tipo de servicio (se calla).

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