general fault
1Fault-tolerant computer systems — are systems designed around the concepts of fault tolerance. In essence, they have to be able to keep working to a level of satisfaction in the presence of faults. Types of fault tolerance Most fault tolerant computer systems are designed to be… …
2fault — n [Anglo French faute lack, failing, ultimately from Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint] 1: a usu. intentional act forbidden by law; also: a usu. intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law see also negligence …
3fault — n 1 imperfection, deficiency, shortcoming Analogous words: flaw, defect, *blemish: weakness, infirmity (see corresponding adjectives at WEAK) Antonyms: excellence 2 Fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice are comparable when they mean an… …
4General Electric GE90 — is a family of high bypass turbofan engines built by GE Aviation for the Boeing 777, with thrust ranging from 74,000 to 115,000 lbf (329 to 512 kN). It was first introduced in November 1995 on British Airways 777s, and is only available on the… …
5General Protection Fault — General Protection Fault, [Abk. GPF, dt. allgemeine Schutzverletzung] (General Protection Error), Fehler, der auf der Ebene des Prozessors auftritt. Er wird ausgelöst durch Anwendungen, die auf unzulässige Speicherbereiche (geschützte Bereiche) …
6General protection fault — This article is about the x86 exception. For the webcomic, see General Protection Fault (webcomic). A general protection fault (GPF) in the Intel x86 and AMD x86 64 architectures, and other unrelated architectures, is a fault (a type of… …
7Fault-tolerant system — This article contains specific implementations of fault tolerant systems. For general theory, see fault tolerant design. Fault tolerance or graceful degradation is the property that enables a system (often computer based) to continue operating… …
8General Protection Fault (webcomic) — Infobox comic strip title= General Protection Fault caption= author= Jeffrey T. Darlington url= http://www.gpf comics.com/ rss= http://www.gpf comics.com/gpf.rss atom= status= Monday, Wednesday, Friday first= 1998 11 02 [http://www.gpf… …
9fault — I. noun Etymology: Middle English faute, falte, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, from feminine of fallitus, past participle of Latin fallere to deceive, disappoint Date: 13th century 1. obsolete lack 2. a. weakness, failing;… …
10Fault tolerance — Tolérance aux pannes Le concept de tolérance aux pannes se réfère à une méthode de conception d un système de telle façon qu il puisse continuer à fonctionner, potentiellement de manière réduite, au lieu de tomber complètement en panne dès que l… …
