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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Defect \De*fect"\, n. [L. defectus, fr deficere defectum to desert, fail be wanting; de- + facere to make do See {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf {Deficit}.] 1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity. Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. --Davies. 2. Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment. Trust not yourself but your defects to know Make use of every friend -- and every foe. --Pope. Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects. --Macaulay. Syn: Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See {Fault}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Defect \De*fect"\, v. i. To fail to become deficient. [Obs.] ``Defected honor.'' --Warner. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Defect \De*fect"\, v. t. To injure; to damage. ``None can my life defect.'' [R.] --Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: defect n 1: an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs" 2: a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: {shortcoming}] 3: an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" [syn: {fault}, {flaw}] 4: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) [syn: {blemish}] v : as of an organization, a country or an army [syn: {desert}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: defect {bug}
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