So how could a failure mode like this slip through the cracks, both figuratively and literally?
那么,无论从象征意义上还是从字面意义上来说,这样的故障模式如何能够逃脱裂缝呢?
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As for the second cable, the engineers suggested a likely failure mode to be corrosion of the steel.
至于第二根电缆,工程师建议可能的故障模式是钢材腐蚀。
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And the moment they get to six, they just kinda, it's a failure mode essentially as far as humans are concerned, 'cause they're just start chilling.
当他们达到六个时,就人类而言, 这本质上是一种失败模式,因为他们刚刚开始感到寒冷。
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There's also been other blog posts about this precise thing using you know a transient electrical fault to get a failure mode that's advantageous to doing a penetration test.
Failure causes are defects in design, process, quality, or part application, which are the underlying cause of a failure or which initiate a process which leads to failure. Where failure depends on the user of the product or process, then human error must be considered.