Mission critical

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A mission critical (also mission essential) factor of a system is any factor (component, equipment, personnel, process, procedure, software, etc.) that is essential to business, organizational, or governmental operations. Failure or disruption of mission critical factors will result in serious impact on business, organization, or government operations, and even can cause social turmoil and catastrophes.^[1]