Example: La défaillance système a causé l'arrêt complet du serveur.
Definition
"La défaillance système" refers to the failure or malfunction of a computer or technological system that causes it to stop functioning correctly, often leading to interruptions or complete shutdowns, as in the example where it caused the server to stop working entirely.
"La défaillance système" originates from French, where "défaillance" means failure or breakdown, derived from the verb "défaillir" meaning to fail or faint, combined with "système," meaning system. The phrase collectively describes the failure of a system, typically in technology.
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"La défaillance système" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Engineering - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 159 commonly used words.
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