The difference between Fault tolerance and Tolerance

When used as nouns, fault tolerance means property that enables a system to continue operating properly in event of one failure or several failures of some of its components, whereas tolerance means the ability to endure pain or hardship.


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  1. Fault tolerance as a noun (system theory):

    property that enables a system to continue operating properly in event of one failure or several failures of some of its components

  1. Tolerance as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):

    The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.

  2. Tolerance as a noun (uncountable):

    The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.

  3. Tolerance as a noun (uncountable):

    The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.

  4. Tolerance as a noun (countable):

    The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.

  5. Tolerance as a noun (uncountable):

    The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.

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