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In general, '''failure''' refers to the state or ] of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. In terms of computer science it is a system that deviates from its specification. It may be viewed as the opposite of ].

==Commercial failures==

A '''commercial failure''' is a ] that does not reach expectations of success, failing to come even close. A major flop goes one step further and is recognized for its complete lack of success.

* For flops in computer and ], see ].
* For company failures related to the 1997–2001 ], see ].
* See also ].

==Other failures==

*For military disasters, see ]
*For events that were highly anticipated but either did not happen or turned out to be disappointing, see ].

==See also==

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==Bibliography==

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* Charles Perrow, ''Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies'', New Tork: Basic Books, 1984. Paperback reprint, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-691-00412-9
* ] ''Born Losers: A History of Failure in America''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-674-01510-X, ISBN 0-674-02107-X.
* Gay, Jared I. ''Enough Idle Chit-chat, Let's RPG!: An in-depth analysis of Toad's failures'' Some Place, Australia. ISBN 0-867-53090-X
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==Notes and references==

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Revision as of 02:49, 31 July 2007

"Fail" and "Phail" redirect here. For Failure, see Fail (disambiguation).

In general, failure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. In terms of computer science it is a system that deviates from its specification. It may be viewed as the opposite of success.

Commercial failures

A commercial failure is a product that does not reach expectations of success, failing to come even close. A major flop goes one step further and is recognized for its complete lack of success.

Other failures

See also

Bibliography

  • Charles Perrow, Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies, New Tork: Basic Books, 1984. Paperback reprint, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-691-00412-9
  • Sandage, Scott A. Born Losers: A History of Failure in America. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-674-01510-X, ISBN 0-674-02107-X.
  • Gay, Jared I. Enough Idle Chit-chat, Let's RPG!: An in-depth analysis of Toad's failures Some Place, Australia. ISBN 0-867-53090-X

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