===== Safety-Critical System (SCS) =====
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A  **Safety-Critical System (SCS)** or **Life-Critical System** is a system whose failure or malfunction may result in one (or more) of the following outcomes:

  * death or serious injury to people
  * loss or severe damage to equipment/property
  * environmental harm

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