Fail Over

 

Definition: Fail over is a term for redundancy that allows a system to continue running when there is a failure of a key component.

What This Means: Fail over systems automatically keep things running when a system failure would otherwise bring down an application or service. A teacher’s class taking an on-line benchmark assessment would not notice a server crash if the failover system performs adequately.

 

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