"bus factor" meaning in All languages combined

See bus factor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bus factors [plural]
Etymology: From the phrase “get hit by a bus” as an informal way to describe a person suddenly becoming unavailable. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bus factor (plural bus factors)
  1. (business, originally software engineering) A measurement of the risk of losing team members, in terms of information and abilities no longer available to the team. Categories (topical): Business, Software engineering
    Sense id: en-bus_factor-en-noun-JM~~VOj6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: business

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