active fault — noun A geologic fault which has exhibited seismic activity within a geologically recent time period … Wiktionary
active fault — /æktɪv ˈfɔlt/ (say aktiv fawlt) noun Geology a fault which has been the location of displacement or seismic activity during the geographically recent period, that is, within the last 10 000 years …
Fault scarp — A fault scarp is the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along the fault. It can be caused by differential erosion along an old inactive geologic fault (a sort of old rupture) with… … Wikipedia
Fault management — In network management, fault management is the set of functions that detect, isolate, and correct malfunctions in a telecommunications network, compensate for environmental changes, and include maintaining and examining error logs, accepting and… … Wikipedia
Fault mechanics — is a field of study that investigates the behavior of geologic faults. Behind every good earthquake is some weak rock. Whether the rock remains weak becomes an important point in determining the potential for bigger earthquakes.On a small scale,… … Wikipedia
Fault (geology) — Part of a series on earthquakes Types Foreshock • Aftershock • Blind thrust Doublet • Interplate • … Wikipedia
Fault current limiter — A Fault Current Limiter (FCL) is a device which limits the prospective fault current when a fault occurs (eg in a power transmission network). The term is generally applied to superconducting devices, whereas non superconducting devices (such as… … Wikipedia
Fault management — Dans le cadre de la supervision de réseaux, le Fault management est l ensemble des fonctions qui permettent de détecter, isoler et corriger les erreurs dans un réseau de télécommunication et de réagir aux changements environnementaux. Cela inclut … Wikipédia en Français
active — ac•tive [[t]ˈæk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) engaged in action or activity; characterized by energetic work, motion, etc.: an active life[/ex] 2) being in existence, progress, or motion: active hostilities[/ex] 3) marked by or disposed to direct involvement… … From formal English to slang
Fault Zone (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#efefef character name=Fault Zone real name=Maria Petrova publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects creators=Marvel Comics alliance color=background:#efefef status=Active… … Wikipedia
