Bus Factor
/bʌs ˈfæktər/
Definition
The minimum number of team members who must be 'hit by a bus' before the project becomes inoperable.
Example in context
"The authentication module has a bus factor of 1 — only one person understands it. That's a critical risk."
Related terms
Practice this term
Master Bus Factor in context by working through exercises in the Open Source & Community module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.