Phrase guide

double fault

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

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noun

Meaning 2

An exception thrown by the CPU while trying to call the handler of another exception (e.g. the exception handler is invalid or the call stack has overflowed).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fault

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: doble falta — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙誤 /双误 (shuāngwù) — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Czech: dvojchyba — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Danish: dobbeltfejl — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Dutch: dubbelfout — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Finnish: kaksoisvirhe — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • French: double faute — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • German: Doppelfehler — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Hungarian: kettős hiba — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Irish: botún dúbailte — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Italian: doppio fallo — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dobbeltfeil — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Russian: двойна́я оши́бка (dvojnája ošíbka) — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Spanish: doble falta — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Swedish: dubbelfel — missing of both the first serve and second serve
  • Finnish: kaksoisvirhe — computing: CPU exception thrown while trying to handle another exception