"Byzantine fault tolerance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Byzantine fault tolerances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|head=Byzantine fault tolerance}} Byzantine fault tolerance (usually uncountable, plural Byzantine fault tolerances)
  1. (computing) The dependability of a fault-tolerant (distributed) computer system, where components may fail without perfect information about the state of the components. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: BFT Related terms: Byzantine attack Translations (dependability of a fault-tolerant computer system): 拜占庭容錯 (Chinese Mandarin), 拜占庭容错 (bàizhàntíng róngcuò) (Chinese Mandarin), bysanttilainen vikasietoisuus (Finnish), byzantinische Fehlertoleranz [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-Byzantine_fault_tolerance-en-noun-55leWorC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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