Which term describes the tendency of a system to oscillate due to over-correction in control theory?

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When a feedback system reacts to an error, how it settles after an over-correction is about stability. If the controller corrects too aggressively, the output can overshoot and then overshoot in the opposite direction again, creating oscillations. Stability is the property that determines whether those oscillations die down and the system settles back at the desired state, or whether they diverge. The other terms refer to different ideas—scalability is about growth capacity, security about protection, and usability about how easy the system is to use—none describe how the system responds to errors over time.