equipment failure

Noun
  1. A cessation of normal operation (synset 107435916)
    "there was a power breakdown"
    is a type of: failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    subtypes:
    • brake failure - brakes fail to stop a vehicle
    • engine failure - engine does not run
    • dud, misfire - an explosion that fails to occur
    • outage - a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
    • power failure, power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
    • fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
    same as: breakdown

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