softwarefault
nounUK /ˈsɒft.weə fɔːlt/
US /ˈsɔːft.wer fɔːlt/
A mistake in a computer program that makes it not work right.
The game kept crashing because of a software fault.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A problem in the instructions a computer follows.
Engineers fixed the software fault before the app launched.
3. A failure caused by programming rather than by the machine itself.
The test showed the issue was a software fault, not a broken screen.
4. An error that makes a device behave in an unexpected way.
A software fault made the robot spin in circles.