Fault

Fault may refer to:

  • Fault (geology), planar rock fractures which show evidence of relative movement
  • Fault (dog), in dog breeding, is an undesirable aspect of structure or appearance that indicates the dog should not be bred
  • Fault (legal), in criminal law, one must determine fault in a crime
  • Fault (technology), an abnormal condition or defect at the component, equipment, or sub-system level which may lead to a failure
  • Fault (tennis), a serve that fails to place a tennis ball in the correct area of play
  • Fault (power engineering), an unintended electrical connection, a "short circuit", may be an asymmetric or a symmetric fault
  • Fault (computing), a type of interrupt in software or operating systems
  • A penalty in show jumping applied in scoring horse and rider performance

Famous quotes containing the word fault:

    If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one.
    Bible: New Testament, Matthew 18:15.

    People who think they’re generous to a fault usually think that’s their only fault.
    Sydney J. Harris (b. 1917)

    For support, I fall back on my heart. Has a man any fault a woman cannot weave with and try to change into something better, if the god her man prays to is a mother holding a baby?
    Haniel Long (1888–1956)