The property or quality of continuing to function or operate (even if less efficiently) when degrading or deteriorating; design aimed at achieving this.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Journal of the Franklin Institute.
Definition of graceful degradation in US English:
graceful degradation
noun
The property or quality of continuing to function or operate (even if less efficiently) when degrading or deteriorating; design aimed at achieving this.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Journal of the Franklin Institute.