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Meaning of defect

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  defect
      n 1: an imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this
           device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
      2: a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an
         unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn:
         {defect}, {shortcoming}]
      3: an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the
         crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should
         send it back to the manufacturer" [syn: {defect}, {fault},
         {flaw}]
      4: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something
         (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" [syn:
         {blemish}, {defect}, {mar}]
      v 1: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to
           join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers
           deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" [syn: {defect},
           {desert}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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