| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb flaw.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (flaw) | 1. Add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective.[Wordnet]. 2. To crack; to make flaws in.[Websters]. 3. To break; to violate; to make of no effect.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: flawing, flawed, flaws, flawer, flawers, flawingly and flawedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "FLAWING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1696. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FLAWING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Breaking; cracking.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of flaw. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: flaw
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Character flaw | A character flaw is a limitation, imperfection, problem, phobia, or deficiency present in a character who may be otherwise very functional. (references) | ||
| Flaw (album) | Flaw is Flaw's second indie album, self-released in 1998. Also known as "the paper cd". (references) | ||
| Flaw detection | Flaw detection is an image-analysis technique that examines an object for unwanted features of unknown shapes at unknown positions. (references) | ||
| Flaw hypothesis methodology | Flaw Hypothesis Methodology - A system analysis and penetration technique where specifications and documentation for the systems are analyzed and then flaws in the system are hypothesized. The list of hypothesized flaws is then prioritized on the basis of the estimated probability that a flaw actually exists and, assuming a flaw does exist, on the ease of exploiting it and on the extent of control or compromise it would provided. The prioritized list is used to direct the actual testing of the system. (references) | ||
| Tragic flaw | The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: flaw
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fatal flaw | Energy | Any problem, lack, or conflict (real or perceived) that will destroy a solution or process. A negative effect that cannot be offset by any degree of benefits from other factors. (references) | |
| Flaw detector | Industry | A device which is affected by a fault in a material and then operates an alarm signal or registers and marks the position of the fault etc. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Flaw lead | Geography | A passage-way between pack-ice and fast ice which is navigable by surface vessels. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Flaw polynya | Geography | A polynya between pack ice and fast ice. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Security flaw | Computing | A security flaw represents the potential for one user to access (i. e. read, modify, manipulate, or destroy) another user's information or programs against that user's wishes or to gain control of the operating system. An operation system security flaw is any condition that would permit a user (or the users program) to cause the operating system to cease reliable and secure operation. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| To flaw | Industry | To remove the bark from a tree or round timber. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: flaw
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| FLAW | English | Foreign Languages at Work | N/A | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: flaw | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Flaw (band) | 17 | Carbon flaw | 2 | |
| Character flaw | 10 | Character flaw | 10 | |
| Sparky's Flaw | 7 | Flaw | 6 | |
| Flaw | 6 | Flaw (album) | 4 | |
| Flaw (album) | 4 | Flaw (band) | 17 | |
| Flaw hypothesis methodology | 2 | Flaw hypothesis methodology | 2 | |
| Carbon flaw | 2 | Sparky's Flaw | 7 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
