fault detection
nounUK /fɔːlt dɪˈtɛkʃən/
US /fɔlt dɪˈtɛkʃən/
Fault detection is the act of finding out when something is broken or not working right.
The computer uses fault detection to warn us when a part is not working.
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2. In computing, the process a system uses to notice that a program or device has made an error.
The software's fault detection stopped the game before it crashed.
3. In engineering, checking machines or wires to see if any part has failed.
Engineers ran fault detection on the power lines after the storm.
4. The ability of a system to sense a mistake on its own and alert someone.
The robot's fault detection beeped when its wheel got stuck.