catastrophic failure

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Definition of catastrophic failure in English English dictionary

A device that completely ceases to function It is usually the result of some type of electrical, thermal, of mechanical overstress This overstress is often caused by ESD such as a discharge from a person or an object See Failure Mechanism

A complete functional failure of an electronic device that renders it inoperable A catastrophic failure is often the end result of previous degradation of the device by static discharge See "Degradation" Charge Decay - See "Static Decay" Common Point Ground - A single grounding point to which two or more ground cords are connected; a grounding system that connects two or more ground cords to the same grounding point Conductive Material - A material that allows electrons to flow easily across its surface or through its mass Conductivity - The ability of a material to conduct electricity (i e to allow electrons to flow across its surface or through its mass) Back To Top

An exceptional circumstance so incapacitating that your program cannot hope to prevent or deal with it At this point, the only hope is in recovery

Sudden, unexpected failure of a machine resulting in considerable cost and downtime

When a device that was initially good now fails to function under any condition

A failure that, in the opinion of the judges, is not due to or caused by improper design, construction, or preflight preparations of the model This can include a malfunction of the model rocket motor, a model being run over by a car or stolen, an irreversible error by a meet official such as a lost flight card, or a similar occurrence beyond the control of a contestant This does not include improper assembly of a reloadable motor A flight experiencing a catastrophic failure can be declared not to be an official flight See Rule 11 5

Hyphenation

ca·ta·stro·phic fail·ure

Turkish pronunciation

kätısträfîk feylyır

Pronunciation

/ˌkatəˈsträfək ˈfālyər/ /ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk ˈfeɪljɜr/