A fail-silent system is a type of
system
A system is a group of Interaction, interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole. A system, surrounded and influenced by its environment (systems), environment, is described by its boundaries, ...
that either provides the correct
service
Service may refer to:
Activities
* Administrative service, a required part of the workload of university faculty
* Civil service, the body of employees of a government
* Community service, volunteer service for the benefit of a community or a pu ...
, or provides no service at all (becomes silent).
See also
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Design by contract
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Fail-fast
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Fail-safe
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Fail-stop
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Fault tolerance
References
Fault-tolerant computer systems
Safety
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