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Failover

nounid 2552·updated May 12, 2026
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The capability to switch over automatically (typically without human intervention or warning) to a redundant or standby information system upon the failure or abnormal termination of the previously active system.

Classifications

Entity Type

Capability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Failovers
possessive
Failover's
pluralpossessive
Failovers'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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The capability to switch over automatically (typically without human intervention or warning) to a redundant or standby information system upon the failure or abnormal termination of the previously active system.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
The capability to switch over automatically (typically without human intervention or warning) to a redundant or standby information system upon the failure or abnormal termination of the previously active system.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
§1
The capability to switch over automatically (typically without human intervention or warning) to a redundant or standby information system upon the failure or abnormal termination of the previously active system.

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