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malfunction

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  • Regno Unito//ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən//

Faulty functioning.

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  1. 1

    Faulty functioning.

    This weekend, as videos of robotaxi malfunctions began appearing on social media, opponents say they are seeing their fears realized.

    A former OceanGate scientific director said the Titan submersible suffered a malfunction six days before imploding in June 2023, killing all five people on board.

  2. 2

    Failure to function.

Etimologia

From mal- (“bad, incorrect”) + function.

verbo

  1. 1

    To function improperly.

    She told him the machine was poorly built, but they both knew that she was the one who had malfunctioned.

    Due to a communications error, according to gaming officials, the slot machine malfunctioned and didn’t notify Taylor or casino personnel that he was a winner.

    The group has started collecting reports of malfunctioning, crashing, or dangerous self-driving cars on its website.

    A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.

  2. 2

    To fail to function.

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