Noun | 1. | fault - responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault" |
2. | fault - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault" | |
3. | fault - the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did" Synonyms: demerit | |
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5. | fault - an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" | |
6. | fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" | |
7. | fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it" | |
Verb | 1. | fault - put or pin the blame on Synonyms: blame |
1. | (programming) | fault - A manifestation of an error in software. A fault, if encountered, may cause a failure. | |
2. | (architecture) | fault - page fault. |