Fault vs Responsability - What's the difference?

fault | responsability |

As nouns the difference between fault and responsability

is that fault is a defect; something that detracts from perfection while responsability is .

As a verb fault

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

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.