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defect
Crystallog a local deviation from regularity in the crystal lattice of a solid
defect [′dē‚fekt]
(science and technology)
An irregularity that spoils the appearance or impairs the usefulness or effectiveness of an object or a material by causing weakness or failure.
defect
In wood, a fault that may reduce its durability, usefulness, or strength.
defect - bug
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Meanwhile, North Korean defectors have said Kim Jong-il is likely basking in the patriotic fervour whipped up by his nuclear test but is too worried about his own well-being to start a war.
South Korea raises alert level by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
Rebels of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), loyal to leader Minni Minawi, ride at the back of a pick-up truck in El-Fasher, the administrative capital of north Darfur on September 19, 2008 (AFP) A statement on JEM website said that the defectors came from Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction led by Minni Minnawi who is now the senior presidential assistant.
Darfur JEM says commanders defect from Minnawi group by Sudan Tribune (Sudan)
North Korea's prison camps hold about 300,000 people and authorities hold annual mass executions of inmates seen as defiant, a new group formed by defectors said Wednesday.
NKorean camps carry out regular executions: defectors by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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