faulted
SayFAWLT-idUS/ˈfɔltɪd/UK/ˈfɔːltɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of fault. Use this form when talking about blaming or finding a problem with something earlier.
The coach never faulted her players for trying their best.
He faulted the plan because it cost far too much money.
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- 2Describing a part of computer memory that the system had to load because it was not ready to use.
Like a book you need that isn't on your desk, so you grab it from the shelf first.
The system reloaded the faulted page from the disk.
Each faulted page takes a little time to bring back into memory.
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faulted is a form of fault
fault, verb: To say that someone or something is wrong or not good enough. Full entry
- Spelling
- fault → faulted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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