equipment failure vs fault

equipment failure and fault both are nouns.

equipment failure is not a verb while fault is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equipment failure	Yes	No	No	No
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fault is a hyponym of equipment failure; that is, fault is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equipment failure:

equipment failure: a cessation of normal operation
fault: (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)

Other hyponyms of equipment failure include brake failure, engine failure, dud, misfire, outage, power failure, power outage.

equipment failure (noun)	fault (noun)
a cessation of normal operation	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
	responsibility for a bad situation or event
	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

equipment failure (verb)	fault (verb)
	put or pin the blame on

equipment failure vs fault

equipment failure and fault both are nouns.

equipment failure is not a verb while fault is a verb.

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