How to Pronounce "degrade gracefully"
expression
dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ /ˈɡɹeɪsfəɫi
di-GRAYD GRAYS-fuh-lee
dɪɡɹˈeɪd/ /ɡɹˈeɪsfəli
di-GRAYD GRAYS-fuh-lee
Definition
In technology, to "degrade gracefully" means that when something goes wrong, a system or application keeps working in a simpler way, instead of completely failing.
IPA Transcription
American English
dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ /ˈɡɹeɪsfəɫi
British English
dɪɡɹˈeɪd/ /ɡɹˈeɪsfəli
Simplified Pronunciation
US
di-GRAYD GRAYS-fuh-lee
UK
di-GRAYD GRAYS-fuh-lee
Listen in Context
A good website should degrade gracefully if your internet connection is slow.
If an old phone can't show all features, it should degrade gracefully and display the basics.
Modern apps are designed to degrade gracefully when a user has an outdated browser.
When the weather widget couldn't load, the site just hid it and kept running—talk about degrading gracefully!