Defect or defects may refer to:
Related to failure
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Angular defect In geometry, the angular defect or simply defect (also called deficit or deficiency) is 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 ''exces ...
, in geometry
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Birth defect
A birth defect 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 can range from mild to severe. Birth de ...
, 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 Crystal, crystalline solids. The positions and orientations of particles, which are repeating at fixed distances determined by the Crysta ...
, 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. In relation to a construct ...
, 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 ap ...
, a characteristic of a product which hinders its usability
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Software bug
A software bug is a design defect ( bug) in computer software. A computer program with many or serious bugs may be described as ''buggy''.
The effects of a software bug range from minor (such as a misspelled word in the user interface) to sev ...
, an error in computer software
Other uses
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Defection
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 ...
, abandoning allegiance to one country for another
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The Defects
The Defects are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1978.
History
The band formed in 1978 with a lineup of Ian "Buck" Murdock (vocals), Marcus "Dukie" Duke (guitar), Greg Fenton(bass) and Glenn Kingsmore (drums).Glasper, I ...
, a Northern Irish punk rock band
See also
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Defective (disambiguation)
Defective may refer to::
*Defective matrix, in algebra
*Defective verb, in linguistics
*Defective, or ''haser'', in Hebrew orthography, a spelling variant that does not include mater lectionis
*Something presenting an anomaly, such as a product de ...
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Defected Records
Defected Records, or simply Defected, is a British independent record label specialising in house music recordings, compilation albums, events, publishing, artist bookings and management.
Defected is one of the longest running independent lab ...
, 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 fro ...
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