Failure in the intelligence cycle — or intelligence failure, while never defined in texts, can be understood to be the outcome of the inadequacies within the intelligence cycle. The intelligence cycle itself consists of six steps that are constantly in motion. The six steps are:… … Wikipedia
Failure analysis — is the process of collecting and analyzing data to determine the cause of a failure. It is an important discipline in many branches of manufacturing industry, such as the electronics industry, where it is a vital tool used in the development of… … Wikipedia
Failure rate — is the frequency with which an engineered system or component fails, expressed for example in failures per hour. It is often denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda) and is important in reliability engineering. The failure rate of a system usually… … Wikipedia
Location of Osama bin Laden — Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al Qaeda, went into hiding following the start of the War in Afghanistan in order to avoid capture by the United States and its allies for his role in the September 11, 2001 attacks, and having been on the… … Wikipedia
Dam failure — The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments. Most dams have a section called a spillway or weir over… … Wikipedia
List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location — This list of accidents and incidents on airliners by location summarizes airline accidents by country location, airline company with flight number, date, and cause. It is also available grouped * by year as List of accidents and incidents… … Wikipedia
Power failure transfer — In telecommunication, the term power failure transfer has the following meanings: 1. The switching of primary utilities to their secondary backup whenever the primary source operates outside its design parameters. This is accomplished via a… … Wikipedia
Reasons for the failure of British Caledonian — issues cleanup = March 2008 POV = March 2008 OR = March 2008 essay = March 2008The prime causes for the failure of the Second Force concept and BCal s demise were: * The unwieldy route structure it had inherited from BUA.* The Government s… … Wikipedia
Single Point of Failure — A Single Point of Failure, (SPOF), is a part of a system which, if it fails, will stop the entire system from working. They are undesirable in any system whose goal is high availability, be it a network, software application or other industrial… … Wikipedia
Utility location — Utility locator in use. Perry, OK, 2011 Utility location is the process of identifying and labeling public utility mains which are underground. These mains may include lines for telephones, electricity distribution, natural gas, cable television … Wikipedia
Coordination failure (political science) — Coordination failure is the electoral problem resulting from competition between two or more candidates or political parties from the same or approximate location in the political ideological spectrum or space against an opposing candidate or… … Wikipedia
