1. A threshold or boundary that can be exceeded without causing a system failure, but may trigger warnings or degraded performance
The server has a soft limit of 1000 concurrent connections before performance degradation begins.
O servidor tem um limite flexível de 1000 conexões simultâneas antes que a degradação do desempenho comece.
2. In computing and resource management, a non-mandatory constraint that suggests an upper bound but allows for exceptions
The soft limit on memory usage can be temporarily exceeded if necessary.
O limite flexível de uso de memória pode ser temporariamente excedido se necessário.
3. A personal or professional boundary that is negotiable or flexible
She explained that her budget was a soft limit and could be adjusted for emergencies.
Ela explicou que seu orçamento era um limite flexível e poderia ser ajustado para emergências.