soft failure; minor fault
Computing term for a non-catastrophic failure that does not cause a complete system halt; often recoverable or limited in impact.
This system automatically recovers from soft failures.
Even if a minor fault occurs, the service is designed to continue operating.
ソフトエラー is a more technical loanword for a soft error, typically referring to transient faults in hardware or memory, while 軽い故障 can cover broader minor failures in software or systems.
Compound of 軽い (light, minor) and 故障 (failure, breakdown). The computing sense is a direct translation of the English term 'soft failure'.