Look up: Defect

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   defect
   [n] - an imperfection in a device or machine 2. [n] - an imperfection in a bodily system 3. [n] - a failing or deficiency 4. [v] - desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
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   Defect
   A fault or problem.
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   Defect
   A discontinuity whose size, shape, orientation, location or properties make it detrimental to the useful service of the part in which it occurs or which exceeds the accept/reject criteria for the given design. A rejectable discontinuity (an unacceptable l
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   defect
   bug
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   defect
   undesirable property of that software which falls short of being an error(that is,a contravention of the requirements) Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • in timber,any feature(whether intrinsic,e.g.knots,or developing later,e.g.decay,splits,bad sawing)that lowers its utility and/or commercial value and may therefore lead to its relegation to a lower grad...
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   Defect
   De·fect' noun [ Latin defectus , from deficere , defectum , to desert, fail, be wanting; de- + facere to make, do. See Fact , Feat , and confer Deficit .] 1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity . « Errors have been corrected, and defects s ...
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   Defect
   De·fect' intransitive verb To fail; to become deficient. [ Obsolete] ' Defected honor.' Warner.
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   Defect
   De·fect' transitive verb To injure; to damage. 'None can my life defect .' [ R.] Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).
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   defect
   1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; opposed to superfluity. 'Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied.' (Davies) ... 2. Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment. 'Trust not your ...
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    defect
    fault noun an imperfection in a device or machine; `if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer`
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    defect
    desert verb desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; `If soldiers deserted Hitler`s army, they were shot`
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    defect
    noun a failing or deficiency; `that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information`
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    Defect
    `Defect` or `defected` may refer to: * Defect (geometry) * Defected Records, a music label * Crystallographic defect, a structural imperfection in a crystal * Congenital disorder, a medical condition present at birth * Software bug, a failure of computer software to meet requirements * The action of defection, abandoning allegiance to one country for another
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    defect
    (de´fekt) an imperfection, failure, or absence. adj., defec´tive., adj.
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    Defect
    • (v. t.) To injure; to damage. • (v. i.) To fail; to become deficient. • (n.) Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity. • (n.) Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect...
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    defect
    An imperfection, malformation, dysfunction, or absence; an attribute of quality, in contrast with deficiency, which is an attribute of quantity. [L. deficio, pp. -fectus, to fail, to lack]
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    defect
    process outputs that do not function properly or do not meet accepted standards or expectations. Often defects are those items that fall outside the tolerance or specification limits.
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    Defect
    (F défaut, R defect) The non-conformity of the result of a test with the specification for a characteristic (ISO 2071). In Building Pathology, used sometimes almost as a synonym of 'fault' or 'failure', but preferred meaning is to indicate only a deviation from some (perceived) standard which may, but will not necessarily result in a failure
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    defect
    
    1. an imperfection in a bodily system
    2. a failing or deficiency
    3. an imperfection in a device or machine
    4. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
    
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    Defect
    A discontinuity whose size, shape, orientation, location or properties make it detrimental to the useful service of the part in which it occurs or which exceeds the accept/reject criteria for the given design. A rejectable discontinuity (an unacceptable leak). See Flaw Finder Inspection Penetrants
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    defect
    A flaw in a component or system that can cause the component or system to fail to perform its required function, e.g. an incorrect statement or data definition. A defect, if encountered during execution, may cause a failure of the component or system.…
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