fault-tolerant program

noun

UK /fɔːlt ˈtɒlərənt ˈprəʊɡræm/

US /fɔːlt ˈtɑːlərənt ˈproʊɡræm/

A fault-tolerant program is a computer program that keeps working even when something goes wrong.

The fault-tolerant program kept running smoothly even after one of the servers crashed.

SYNONYMS

resilient program robust program fail-safe program error-tolerant program

RELATED WORDS

redundancy error handling backup system recovery reliability

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software designed to continue operating correctly despite hardware failures or unexpected errors.

Engineers built a fault-tolerant program to control the spacecraft's navigation.

3. A program that can recover from mistakes without crashing or losing data.

Thanks to its fault-tolerant program, the banking system never lost a single transaction.

4. A system that detects problems and switches to a backup automatically.

The fault-tolerant program switched to the backup database within seconds.