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SAFE HARDWARE FAILURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safe hardware failure
1, record 1, English, safe%20hardware%20failure
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- nuisance failure 1, record 1, English, nuisance%20failure
correct
- spurious failure 1, record 1, English, spurious%20failure
correct
- false trip failure 1, record 1, English, false%20trip%20failure
correct
- fail to safe failure 1, record 1, English, fail%20to%20safe%20failure
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hardware failure which, in a single channel configuration, causes the safety-related system to erroneously shutdown the EUC. 1, record 1, English, - safe%20hardware%20failure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In systems with redundant channels, a safe hardware failure may not result in an erroneous shutdown. 1, record 1, English, - safe%20hardware%20failure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Draft International Standard 1508, IEC-TC 65, Functional Safety, 1995. 1, record 1, English, - safe%20hardware%20failure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défaillance du matériel en sûreté
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9faillance%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel%20en%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- défaillance par perturbation 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9faillance%20par%20perturbation
correct
- défaillance parasite 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9faillance%20parasite
correct
- défaillance par erreur de déclenchement 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9faillance%20par%20erreur%20de%20d%C3%A9clenchement
- défaillance à sûreté intégrée 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9faillance%20%C3%A0%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9e
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Projet de norme internationale 1508, CEI-TC65, Sûreté fonctionnelle, 1995. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9faillance%20du%20mat%C3%A9riel%20en%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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