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what is the meaning of defect?

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Last Update: September 25, 2009 Asked by: vishnu

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November 01, 2006 12:24:35

Subbu4testing

Member Since: October 2006 Contribution: 25

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

defect means manifestation of an error .This is also called as Bug fault.

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November 02, 2006 07:50:32

jainbrijesh

Member Since: September 2006 Contribution: 1193

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

Whenever a bug get its favourable conditions it becomes a defect.Eg. a tourch without cells. cell are missing its bug and due to no cell torch not operates its defect.

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November 13, 2006 09:21:33

Pradeep R

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

Defect is nothing but any malfunction found in the Applcation by the Client or End user is called as Defect. Apart from that here is no major difference between a Defect and a Bug.

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November 13, 2006 09:23:14

Pradeep R

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

Error-Bug-Defect

Error

Deviation from expectations.

Cannot be avoided

Need not affect normal behavior of system.

May be a problem or suggestion.

Eg. : runtime errors memory leakage etc

Bug

Unwanted and unintended properties of a program

Cause the program to malfunction

Error with impact on normal behavior of system

A concern about quality of product.

Defect

Bug causing failure of system.

A concern about reliability of product.

Eg. : Missing user requirements or functionality.

Just adding to my previous comments.

Pradeep R

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November 22, 2006 10:29:05

RAVIKUMAR

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

It is nothing but variance from desire product attribute.

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November 27, 2006 23:22:03

THINAKARAN

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

SIMPLY:

EXPECTED RESULT IS NOT EQUAL TO ACTUAL RESULT THAT IS CALLED DEFECT

AND ALSO IT IS THE VARIANCE FROM THE DESIRED PRODUCT.

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November 29, 2006 22:39:09

Madhavi

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

there is a defference between error defect & bug.

error:a mistake in a program is called error.

defect:when an error is found by tester during testing time error becomes defect.

bug:if developer accepts the defect & fix it defect become bug.

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December 22, 2006 01:12:27

subbu

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

Error:human action that produces in correct result

Defect:manifestation of an error

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January 09, 2007 10:45:14

Sujatars

Member Since: December 2006 Contribution: 217

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

Error is a mistake in a program made by a human

Defect is a product requuirement that has not been met.

Bug is an unwanted & unintentional properties of a program.

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October 05, 2007 07:00:29

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akbarali

Member Since: October 2007 Contribution: 17

RE: what is the meaning of defect?

error - a mistake in the programme found by programmer himself.

defect - a mismatch between expected and actual as found by a tester.

bug - defect accepted by Defect Tracking Team and fixed by developers

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