Definition:
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Illustrations
Figure *339: From Error to Malfunction [Editor Note to Publisher: See Figure *274, which is the same.]
Type
[Fault *339]: Problem, Feedback.
Examples
A geological fault is a Defect in the earth. If the fault is provoked, the Result can be an earthquake (a Malfunction).
Notes
1. “Bug” is a common synonym for “Fault”.
2. Figure *339 tracks the chain of events leading to a Malfunction: a human engineer makes an Error. This may be detected as a Specification-Issue, which in turn, may be classified as a Specification-Defect (which then may, or may not, be fixed). Alternatively, maybe the problem is not detected as an Issue, and the Error simply becomes a Specification-Defect. A Specification-Defect is in the System specification used to implement the System, it may become an actual fault in the implemented System. If the fault is then hit (provoked), a Malfunction of some kind may well Result.
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Related-Concepts
Error *274
Specification-Issue *529
Specification-Defect *043
Malfunction *275
History-of-Concept
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This Concept entered by Adore Shuko.