Disaster
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| Preferred Term | Disaster |
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| Definition | An event that has such a negative impact on a service that a very significant amount of work must be done to recover the service. |
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| Explanation | For example, a fire, a flood, an explosion, an earthquake, a terrorist attack, a major hack. In any case, something with such an effect that the 'normal' handling of incidents falls short and special practices are followed to restore the situation. In terms of incident classification, a disaster is usually granted the highest priority. |
| Alternative Term (Synonym) | Calamity, catastrophe |
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| Status | Active |
| Modification Date | 2025-07-01 09:51:38 |
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