failure — fail‧ure [ˈfeɪljə ǁ ər] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] COMMERCE a situation in which a business that is not successful has to close because it is losing money: • The Official Receiver recommended a detailed investigation into the reasons for… … Financial and business terms
Failure in the intelligence cycle — or intelligence failure, while never defined in texts, can be understood to be the outcome of the inadequacies within the intelligence cycle. The intelligence cycle itself consists of six steps that are constantly in motion. The six steps are:… … Wikipedia
Situation awareness — Situation awareness, or SA, is the perception of environmental elements within a volume of time and space, the comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status in the near future. It is also a field of study concerned with… … Wikipedia
Failure causes — are defects in design, process, quality, or part application, which are the underlying cause of a failure or which initiate a process which leads to failure. Where failure depends on the user of the product or process, then human error must be… … Wikipedia
Failure analysis — is the process of collecting and analyzing data to determine the cause of a failure. It is an important discipline in many branches of manufacturing industry, such as the electronics industry, where it is a vital tool used in the development of… … Wikipedia
failure of issue — failure of issue: lack of living issue (as of a person named to take under a will) at death definite failure of issue: a failure of issue determined at a specific time set in a will (as at the death of a named taker) indefinite failure of issue:… … Law dictionary
failure to do sth — ► a situation in which someone does not do something they should do or are expected to do: »The banks failure to regulate more reckless lending led directly to the financial crisis. Main Entry: ↑failure … Financial and business terms
Failure — For other uses, see Failure (disambiguation). Fail redirects here. For the Irish Republican Party, see Fianna Fáil … Wikipedia
failure — fail|ure [ feıljər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a lack of success in doing something: I m too proud to admit failure. failure of: The failure of the talks has made the situation worse. end/result in failure: Their first attempt to climb… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
failure */*/*/ — UK [ˈfeɪljə(r)] / US [ˈfeɪljər] noun Word forms failure : singular failure plural failures 1) [countable/uncountable] a lack of success in doing something I m too proud to admit failure. end/result in failure: Their first attempt to climb Everest … English dictionary
failure*/*/*/ — [ˈfeɪljə] noun 1) [U] a lack of success Ant: success Their first attempt to climb Everest ended in failure.[/ex] The failure of the talks has made the situation worse.[/ex] She is depressed by her continued failure to find a job.[/ex] 2) [U] a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English