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Failure

nounid 2553·updated May 9, 2026
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The condition or action of not functioning.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Event75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
bankruptcylosernonstarterunsuccessful person
plural
Failures
possessive
Failure's
pluralpossessive
Failures'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
The inability of a system or component to perform its required functions within specified performance requirements.
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The condition or action of not functioning.
Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
an unexpected omission
§2
an act that fails
§3
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
§4
a person with a record of failing
§5
loss of ability to function normally
§6
lack of success
§7
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

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Incoming relationships

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