foutfault
Foutfault is a term used in theoretical discussions and speculative contexts to describe a class of faults in complex digital systems. It denotes failures that are not immediately visible under standard testing and only become apparent when specific sequences of events or mode transitions occur.
Typical characteristics include latent onset, sensitivity to timing and ordering of concurrent operations, and the potential
Origin and usage: The word foutfault is a neologism; it is not part of formal standards and
Illustrative scenario: In a distributed service with asynchronous replication and a failover mechanism, a foutfault could
See also fault tolerance, race condition, nondeterminism, cascading failure.