Fail Soft

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Selective termination of affected nonessential processing when hardware or software failure is determined to be imminent.

Framework senses

2 senses across 2 frameworks

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: Selective termination of affected nonessential processing when hardware or software failure is determined to be imminent.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: Selective termination of affected nonessential processing when hardware or software failure is determined to be imminent.