Failure mode
Origin: Lat. afflāre modus
Procedure for analysis of potential methods of failure of a system, often resulting in classification of the failure modes by severity and likelihood; or determination of a particular failure or failure type of the system and its functioning.
Spanish: Modo de fallo
Sources and references
- Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA). National Aeronautics and Space Administration JPL. PD–AD– 1307view
- "Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)", http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/process-analysis-tools/overview/fmea.htmlview
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