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To: sinclap who wrote (85137)	9/15/2009 6:39:28 PM
From: Paul Kern	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213185

Failure? Can you be more precise? Failure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering. en.wikipedia.org * Main Entry: fail·ure * Pronunciation: \'fal-y?r * Function: noun * Etymology: alteration of earlier failer, from Anglo-French, from Old French faillir to fail * Date: 1643 1 a : omission of occurrence or performance; specifically : a failing to perform a duty or expected action <failure to pay the rent on time> b (1) : a state of inability to perform a normal function <kidney failure> — compare heart failure (2) : an abrupt cessation of normal functioning <a power failure> c : a fracturing or giving way under stress <structural failure> 2 a : lack of success b : a failing in business : bankruptcy 3 a : a falling short : deficiency <a crop failure> b : deterioration, decay 4 : one that has failed siliconinvestor.com