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  • 91fault — [[t]fɔlt[/t]] n. 1) a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing 2) responsibility for failure or a wrongful act 3) an error or mistake 4) a misdeed or transgression 5) spo (in tennis, handball, etc.) a) a ball that when served does not land in the… …

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  • 92Fault Simulator — DevPartner Fault Simulator is a software development tool used to simulate application errors. It helps developers and quality assurance engineers write, test and debug those parts of the software responsible for handling fault situations which… …

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  • 93fault — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. failing, shortcoming, peccadillo; flaw, blemish, defect, imperfection; error, slip, inadvertency; sin, [venial] sin, [minor] vice. See guilt, failure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An imperfection] Syn. flaw …

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  • 94fault plane — noun : a fault surface that is not notably curved * * * Geol. See under fault (def. 6). [1885 90] * * * fault plane noun (geology) A usu uncurved surface of rock strata where a fault has occurred • • • Main Entry: ↑fault * * * fault …

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  • 95Fault (technology) — In document ISO/CD 10303 226, a fault is defined as an abnormal condition or defect at the component, equipment, or sub system level which may lead to a failure. According to the Federal Standard 1037C of the United States, the term fault has the …

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  • 96fault zone —    A fault that is expressed as a zone of numerous small fractures or of breccia or fault gouge. A fault zone may be as wide as hundreds of meters.    Compare: fault, fault line scarp.    GG …

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  • 97fault — {{11}}fault (n.) late 13c., faute, deficiency, from O.Fr. faute (12c.) opening, gap; failure, flaw, blemish; lack, deficiency, from V.L. *fallita a shortcoming, falling, noun use of fem. pp., from L. falsus deceptive, feigned, spurious, pp. of… …

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  • 98fault — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A crack or fracture in the earth s surface. Movement along the fault can cause earthquakes or in the process of mountain building can release underlying magma and permit it to rise to the surface. USGS PHOTO… …

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  • 99fault — [fɔ:lt, fɒlt] noun 1》 an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature; a defect or mistake.     ↘(in tennis and similar games) a service of the ball not in accordance with the rules. 2》 responsibility for an accident or misfortune. 3》 Geology an… …

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  • 100fault — 1. noun 1) he has his faults Syn: defect, failing, imperfection, flaw, blemish, shortcoming, weakness, vice 2) engineers have located the fault Syn: defect, flaw, imperfection …

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