Definition:
Concept Number: *275
English Master: Malfunction
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: none
Detailing
Error/Slip -> (Specification-Issue) -> Specification-Defect -> Fault/Bug/System Defect -> Malfunction
Classes
• System Malfunction: entire System malfunctions.
• Component Malfunction: a Component of a System malfunctions.
Illustrations
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Type
Risk-Analysis
Examples
Notes
1. Severity: a Malfunction can have any Level of severity or Impact from catastrophically permanent destruction, to hardly noticeable variability of information or timing. It all Depends-On the nature of the specification, which is violated. Consequently, to really understand a Malfunction, a notion of severity of Impact needs to be added. This Impact all Depends-On the environment impacted at the time of Malfunction.
2. Human System Stakeholders, users or operators may commit errors in connection with real Systems (as opposed to specifications of those Systems), which lead to System Malfunction.
Keyed-Icons
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Drawn-Icons
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Related-Concepts
Error
Specification-Issue
Specification-Defect
Fault
History-of-Concept
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This Concept entered by Diane O'Brien.
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