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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To report immediately any condition likely to cause a failure, rather than attempting to continue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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verb
To fail earlier rather than later, thus minimizing the fallout and allowing for timely redeployment of resources to another business case or business model.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business
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History
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