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Contingency plan
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<p>A contingency plan, or alternate plan, also known colloquially as Plan B, is a plan devised for an outcome other than in the usual (expected) plan. It is often used for <a href="/facts/Risk_management/xGhxtxdp">risk management</a> for an exceptional risk that, though unlikely, would have catastrophic consequences. </p>