Postmortem
/ˈpəʊstˌmɔːtəm/
Definition
A blameless document written after an incident that analyzes root causes and defines action items to prevent recurrence.
Example in context
"We write a postmortem for every SEV-1 — root cause, timeline, and at least three action items within 48 hours."
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Practice this term
Master Postmortem in context by working through exercises in the DevOps & Cloud module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.