design flaws
Built-in product problems
Design flaws are defects built into something from the start—problems arising from how a product, system, or plan was conceived rather than from manufacturing errors or wear.
A car model recalled for a faulty ignition switch has a design flaw; a single car with a cracked engine block has a defect.
The bridge collapse was traced to design flaws in the support structure.
The phrase often appears in product liability contexts and software development.
- defectsFaults or imperfections
- shortcomingA fault or weakness
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- single point of failureLone vulnerable component
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
bug · errors · failure modes · unintended consequences · shoddy · kludge · corrective actions · back to the drawing board · mistakes · cutting corners · product recalls · fault · structural integrity · quality control · product liability · planned obsolescence · engineering · fault tolerance
- flawsfaults, defect, blemish, imperfections, blemishes
- Product Liabilityproduct defect, manufacturing defects, defective goods, defectiveness, defects
- malpracticemalpractice, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, malpractice insurance, professional negligence
- liability insuranceliability insurance, liability coverage, general liability, personal liability, professional liability
design flawshuman error
Mistakes by people
misuse · manufacturing defects · wear and tear · pilot error · environmental damage
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