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Revision as of 08:02, 3 April 2022
The ability of a system to withstand a disturbance without a fundamental breakdown in the system’s performance or structure -- adapted from (Woods 2006)
Absorption is a resilience principle that supports the robustness attribute according to Jackson and Ferris (2013).
Sources
Woods, David D. 2006. "Essential Characteristics of Resilience." In E. Hollnagel, D. D. Woods, and N. Leveson. "Resilience Engineering: Concepts and Precepts." Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited.
Jackson, Scott, and Timothy Ferris. 2013. "Resilience Principles for Engineered Systems." Systems Engineering 16 (2):152-164.
Discussion
This definition is in the context of resilience for which David Woods is an authority.