Defect or defects may refer to:
Related to failure
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Angular defect In geometry, the (angular) defect (or deficit or deficiency) means the failure of some angles to add up to the expected amount of 360° or 180°, when such angles in the Euclidean plane would. The opposite notion is the excess.
Classically the defe ...
, in geometry
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Birth defect
A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is an abnormal condition that is present at birth regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. The disabilities ca ...
, an abnormal condition present at birth
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Crystallographic defect
A crystallographic defect is an interruption of the regular patterns of arrangement of atoms or molecules in crystalline solids. The positions and orientations of particles, which are repeating at fixed distances determined by the unit cell para ...
, in the crystal lattice of solid materials
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Latent defect
In the law of the sale of property (both real estate and personal property or chattels) a latent defect is a fault in the property that could not have been discovered by a reasonably thorough inspection before the sale.
The general law of the sa ...
, in the law of the sale of property
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Product defect A product defect is any characteristic of a product which hinders its usability for the purpose for which it was designed and manufactured.
Product defects arise most prominently in legal contexts regarding product safety, where the term is appli ...
, a characteristic of a product which hinders its usability
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Software bug, an error in computer software
Other uses
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Defection, abandoning allegiance to one country for another
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The Defects, a Northern Irish punk rock band
See also
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Defective (disambiguation)
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Defected Records
In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, changing sides in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, defection involves abandoning a person, ca ...
, a music label
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Fault (disambiguation)
Fault commonly refers to:
* Fault (geology), planar rock fractures showing evidence of relative movement
*Fault (law), blameworthiness or responsibility
Fault(s) may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* "Fault", a song by Taproot fr ...
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Flaw (disambiguation)
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