3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Failure \Fail"ure\, n. [From {Fail}.]
1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing;
deficiency; as failure of rain; failure of crops.
2. Omission; nonperformance; as the failure to keep a
promise.
3. Want of success; the state of having failed.
4. Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as the
failure of memory or of sight.
5. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment;
as failure in business.
6. A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] --Johnson.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
failure
n 1: an act that fails
2: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose [ant:
{success}]
3: lack of success [ant: {success}]
4: a person with a record of failing [syn: {loser}, {nonstarter},
{unsuccessful person}] [ant: {achiever}]
5: an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return
his call"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
failure
The inability of a system or system component to perform a
required function within specified limits. A failure may be
produced when a {fault} is encountered.
(1996-05-13)
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