Fail

  • 41fail — I. v. n. 1. Fall short, come short, be insufficient, be deficient, be wanting. 2. Decline, sink, decay, wane, fade, break, give out. 3. Cease, disappear, become extinct, be wanting. 4. Miss, miscarry, be unsuccessful, be frustrated, end in smoke …

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  • 42fail — verb 1) the enterprise had failed Syn: be unsuccessful, not succeed, fall through, fall flat, collapse, founder, backfire, meet with disaster, come to nothing, come to naught; informal flop, bomb Ant: succeed 2) …

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  • 43fail — [[t]feɪl[/t]] v. i. 1) to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed[/ex] 2) to receive less than the passing grade or mark in an examination, class, or course of study 3) to …

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  • 44fail — /feɪl / (say fayl) verb (i) 1. to come short or be wanting in action, detail, or result; disappoint or prove lacking in what is attempted, expected, desired, or approved. 2. to be or become deficient or lacking; fall short; be insufficient or… …

  • 45fail — Fault, negligence, or refusal. Fall short; be unsuccessful or deficient. Fading health. See extremis. Fail also means: involuntarily to fall short of success or the attainment of one s purpose; to become insolvent and unable to meet one s… …

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  • 46fail — Fault, negligence, or refusal. Fall short; be unsuccessful or deficient. Fading health. See extremis. Fail also means: involuntarily to fall short of success or the attainment of one s purpose; to become insolvent and unable to meet one s… …

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  • 48Fail-fast — is a property of a system or module with respect to its response to failures. A fail fast system is designed to immediately report at its interface any failure or condition that is likely to lead to failure. Fail fast systems are usually designed …

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  • 49Fail-Safe — oder dt. Ausfallsicher ( Trotz Fehler sicher wörtlich: zusammengesetzt aus engl. fail – hier: ausfallen und safe – hier: gefahrlos ) bezeichnet jede Eigenschaft eines Systems, die im Fall eines Fehlers zu möglichst geringem Schaden führt. Bei… …

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  • 50fail safe — To revert to a safe condition in the event of failure • • • Main Entry: ↑fail * * * fail safe «FAYL SAYF», adjective, verb, safed, saf|ing. or failed , fail|ing . –adj. 1. having a …

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