faille — meaning in English

English meaning

• fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• flaw noun A defect or imperfection, often one that is hidden or not obvious at first.
• hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.

Senses

faille is used for these senses in English:

• faille A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.
• fault (geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
• flaw A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
• hole (computing) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.

fault — full definition

1. noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
2. noun A flaw, weakness, or shortcoming in a person, object, or system.
3. noun (geology) A fracture in rock along which the two sides have shifted relative to each other.
4. verb To find something wrong with, or blame, someone or something.

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