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:
“I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.”
—Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)
“Happiness lies outside yourself, is achieved through interacting with others. Self-forgetfulness should be one’s goal, not self-absorption. The male, capable of only the latter, makes a virtue of an irremediable fault and sets up self-absorption, not only as a good but as a Philosophical Good.”
—Valerie Solanas (b. 1940)
“I cannot wish the fault undone, the issue of it being so proper.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)