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Definitions from Wiktionary (single point of failure)

noun:  A component in a device, or a point in a network, that, if it were to fail, would cause the entire device or network to fail (normally eliminated by adding redundancy).
noun:  (by extension) A minor mistake that creates a chain reaction.

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