fault
81fault tolerance — fault tolerant ˈfault ˌtolerant adjective COMPUTING fault tolerant computer/machine a computer that continues working even if it has a fault or when there is a fault in a program fault tolerance noun [uncountable] * * * fault tolerant UK US… …
82Fault mechanics — is a field of study that investigates the behavior of geologic faults. Behind every good earthquake is some weak rock. Whether the rock remains weak becomes an important point in determining the potential for bigger earthquakes.On a small scale,… …
83Fault friction — describes the relation of friction to fault mechanics. Rock failure and associated earthquakes are very much a fractal operation (see Characteristic earthquakes). The process remains scale invariant down to the smallest crystal. Thus, the… …
84fault divorce — A tradition that required one spouse to prove that the other spouse was legally at fault, to obtain a divorce. The innocent spouse was then granted the divorce from the guilty spouse. The traditional fault grounds for divorce are adultery,… …
85fault-tolerant — ˈfault ˌtolerant adjective COMPUTING fault tolerant computer/machine a computer that continues working even if it has a fault or when there is a fault in a program fault tolerance noun [uncountable] …
86fault line — fault lines 1) N COUNT A fault line is a long crack in the surface of the earth. Earthquakes usually occur along fault lines. Syn: fault 2) N COUNT A fault line in a system or process is an area of it that seems weak and likely to cause problems… …
87fault´i|ness — fault|y «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » …
88Fault-block mountain — Fault block or fault mountains are produced when normal ( near vertical ) faults fracture a section of continental crust. Vertical motion of the resulting blocks, sometimes accompanied by tilting, can then lead to high escarpments. These… …
89fault tolerant — UK US (also fault tolerant) adjective ► relating to a computer system that continues working even when there is something wrong with the hardware or software: » a fault tolerant processing system fault tolerance noun [U] …
90fault-tolerant — fault .tolerant adj fault tolerant computer/machine a computer that continues working even if it has a fault or when there is a fault in a program …
