Look up defect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defect or defects may refer to: Angular defect, in geometry Birth defect, an abnormal condition present...

A birth defect is an abnormal condition that is present at birth, regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical...

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart defect in which blood flows between the atria (upper chambers) of the heart. Some flow is a normal condition...

usually imperfect. Several types of defects are often characterized: point defects, line defects, planar defects, bulk defects. Topological homotopy establishes...

heart defect (CHD), also known as a congenital heart anomaly, congenital cardiovascular malformation, and congenital heart disease, is a defect in the...

product defect is any characteristic of a product which hinders its usability for the purpose for which it was designed and manufactured. Product defects arise...

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a defect in the ventricular septum, the wall dividing the left and right ventricles of the heart. It's a common heart...

In geometry, the angular defect or simply defect (also called deficit or deficiency) is the failure of some angles to add up to the expected amount of...

gas porosity, shrinkage defects, mould material defects, pouring metal defects, and metallurgical defects. The terms "defect" and "discontinuity" refer...

mathematics and physics, solitons, topological solitons and topological defects are three closely related ideas, all of which signify structures in a physical...

In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, changing sides in a way which is considered...

Orthogonal defect classification (ODC) turns semantic information in the software defect stream into a measurement on the process. The ideas were developed...

The term quantum defect refers to two concepts: energy loss in lasers and energy levels in alkali elements. Both deal with quantum systems where matter...

A keyhole defect is a term used in medicine and in the forensic sciences to refer to the shape of an anomalous feature or traumatic lesion caused by a...

die defect is a unique and unintentional flaw in a coin die and is created through excessive use or polishing of the die. A die bearing such a defect is...

An acyanotic heart defect, is a class of congenital heart defects. In these, blood is shunted (flows) from the left side of the heart to the right side...

In engineering, defect tracking is the process of tracking the logged defects in a product from beginning to closure (by inspection, testing, or recording...

The Stafne defect (also termed Stafne's idiopathic bone cavity, Stafne bone cavity, Stafne bone cyst (misnomer), lingual mandibular salivary gland depression...

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A defect detector is a device used on railroads to detect axle and signal problems in passing trains. The detectors are normally integrated into the tracks...

defect prevention, while "quality control" is product oriented and focuses on defect identification. The term 'defect' here refers to 'product defect'...

property (both real estate and personal property or chattels) a latent defect is a fault in the property that could not have been discovered by a reasonably...

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of birth defects in which an opening in the spine or cranium remains from early in human development. In the third...

In crystallography, a vacancy is a type of point defect in a crystal where an atom is missing from one of the lattice sites. Crystals inherently possess...

crystallography, a Frenkel defect is a type of point defect in crystalline solids, named after its discoverer Yakov Frenkel. The defect forms when an atom or...

Spina bifida (SB; /ˈspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/; Latin for 'split spine') is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around...

Spondylolysis also known as a pars defect or pars fracture, is a defect or stress fracture in the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch. The vast...

A software bug is a design defect (bug) in computer software. A computer program with many or serious bugs may be described as buggy. The effects of a...

defect is a hidden defect that prevents a product from performing the task for which it was purchased. A buyer of a product with a redhibitory defect...

A Schottky defect is an excitation of the site occupations in a crystal lattice leading to point defects named after Walter H. Schottky. In ionic crystals...