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fallo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  • crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
  • failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
  • glitch noun A small, usually temporary problem or fault, especially in a machine, computer, or software.
  • hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
  • malfunction noun A failure to work correctly, usually referring to equipment or a system.
  • miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
  • mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.
  • oversight noun A mistake made by failing to notice or consider something.
  • verdict noun A jury's or judge's formal decision on a case.

Senses

fallo is used for these senses in English:

  • bug (chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
  • crash (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
  • failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
  • glitch (countable) A problem affecting function.
  • glitch (video games) A bug or an exploit.
  • hole (computing) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
  • malfunction Faulty functioning.
  • miss A failure to obtain or accomplish something; a failure to succeed.

bug — full definition

  1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
  3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
  4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
  5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

crash — full definition

  1. noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
  2. noun A sudden failure of a computer program or system.
  3. noun A sudden, sharp fall in the value of stocks, currency, or other assets.
  4. verb To collide violently, or (of a vehicle) to be involved in an accident.
  5. verb To stop working suddenly (of a computer or program).

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