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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fault tolerance and Tolerance
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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
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Tolerance as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):
The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.
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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.
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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.
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Tolerance as a noun (countable):
The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
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Tolerance as a noun (uncountable):
The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.