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title: "safety critical system"
description: " A system whose failure or malfunction may result in death or serious injury to people, or loss or severe damage to equipment, or environmental harm."
type: term
term_id: 445
language: English
language_code: gb
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slug: "safety-critical-system"
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# safety critical system

 A system whose failure or malfunction may result in death or serious injury to people, or loss or severe damage to equipment, or environmental harm.

## Present in syllabi


- Expert Improving the Test Process 2011
- Advanced Agile Technical Tester 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/sicherheitskritisches-system/) — sicherheitskritisches System
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/sistema-di-sicurezza-fisica/) — sistema di sicurezza fisica
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0-safety-critical-system/) — セーフティクリティカルシステム（safety critical system）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/sistema-de-seguranca-critica/) — sistema de segurança critica
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/sistema-critico-em-termos-de-seguranca/) — sistema crítico em termos de segurança
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/bezpecnostne-kriticky-system/) — bezpečnostně kritický systém
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/funktionssakerhetskritiska-system/) — funktionssäkerhetskritiska system
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/biztonsag-kritikus-rendszer/) — biztonság-kritikus rendszer
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/sikkerhetskritisk-system/) — sikkerhetskritisk system

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