Byzantine fault tolerance

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Byzantine fault tolerance (usually uncountable, plural Byzantine fault tolerances)

  1. (computing) The dependability of a fault-tolerant (distributed) computer system, where components may fail without perfect information about the state of the components.
    Synonym: BFT
    • 2020, Joseph Holbrook, Architecting Enterprise Blockchain Solutions, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 121:
      Byzantine fault tolerance (BFT) came about since it represents a valid solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem. BFT is a crucial part of an effective blockchain platform, and there are multiple ways in which tolerance can be implemented.

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