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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

failure go
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

breakdown, equipment failure
a cessation of normal operation

noun.event

6 Subcategories

brake failure go
brakes fail to stop a vehicle
engine failure go
engine does not run
misfire, dud go
an explosion that fails to occur
outage go
a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
power outage, power failure go
equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
fault go
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)