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According to the website Tech Target:

According to the website Tech Target:

{{Cquote|Graceful degradation is the ability of a [[computer]], machine, electronic system or [[network]] to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. The purpose of graceful degradation is to prevent [[catastrophic failure]]. Ideally, even the simultaneous loss of multiple components does not cause downtime in a system with this feature. In graceful degradation, the operating efficiency or speed declines gradually as an increasing number of components fail.<ref>[http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/graceful-degradation Graceful degradation]</ref>}}

{{Cquote|'''Graceful degradation''' is the ability of a [[computer]], machine, electronic system or [[network]] to maintain limited functionality even when a large portion of it has been destroyed or rendered inoperative. The purpose of graceful degradation is to prevent [[catastrophic failure]]. Ideally, even the simultaneous loss of multiple components does not cause downtime in a system with this feature. In graceful degradation, the operating efficiency or speed declines gradually as an increasing number of components fail.<ref>[http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/graceful-degradation Graceful degradation]</ref>}}

==References==

==References==

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[[Category:Computers]]

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