Chink vs Fault - What's the difference?

Chink is a related term of fault.

As nouns the difference between chink and fault

is that chink is (slang|offensive|ethnic slur) refers to a chinese or a person of chinese ethnicity while fault is a defect; something that detracts from perfection.

As a verb fault is

to criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.

chink

English

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin; but apparently an extension (with formative (m)) of (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.

*1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4

*:Yet I did not give way, but settled to wait for the dawn, which must, I knew, be now at hand; for then I thought enough light would come through the chinks of the tomb above to show me how to set to work.

* Macaulay

Through one cloudless chink , in a black, stormy sky, / Shines out the dewy morning star.

A chip or dent (in something metallic).

A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system, idiomatically derived from the phrase "chink in armor".

* The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.

* The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=January 30 , author=Kevin Darlng , title=Arsenal 2 - 1 Huddersfield , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The first chink in Arsenal's relaxed afternoon occurred when key midfielder Samir Nasri pulled up with a hamstring injury and was replaced. }}

Verb

(en verb)

To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.

to chink a wall

To crack; to open.

To cause to open in cracks or fissures.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

(en noun)

A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other.

Ready money, especially in the form of coins.

*1834 , David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of , Nebraska 1987, pp. 47-8:

*:I thought that if all the hills about there were pure chink , and all belonged to me, I would give them if I could just talk to her when I wanted to

* Somerville

to leave his chink to better hands

Verb

(en verb)

To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.

The coins were chinking in his pocket.

To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.

(Alexander Pope)

Etymology 3

Noun

(en noun)

fault

English

Noun

(en noun)

A defect; something that detracts from perfection.

* Shakespeare

As patches set upon a little breach / Discredit more in hiding of the fault .

A mistake or error.

No!. This is my fault, not yours

A weakness of character; a failing.

For all her faults , she's a good person at heart.

A minor offense.

Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.

The fault lies with you.

(seismology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

(mining) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.

slate fault''', dirt '''fault , etc.

(Raymond)

(tennis) An illegal serve.

(electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit.

(obsolete) want; lack

* Shakespeare

one, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call my friend

(hunting) A lost scent; act of losing the scent.

* Shakespeare

Ceasing their clamorous cry till they have singled, / With much ado, the cold fault clearly out.

Derived terms

* at fault * double fault * to a fault

Synonyms

* See also

Verb

(en verb)

To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.

* Traditional song

For that I will not fault thee / But for humbleness exalt thee.

(geology) To fracture.

To commit a mistake or error.

(computing) To undergo a page fault.

* 2002 , Æleen Frisch, Essential system administration

When a page is read in, a few pages surrounding the faulted page are typically loaded as well in the same I/O operation in an effort to head off future page faults.