# Fault

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'''Fault''' commonly refers to:
*[Fault (geology)](/source/Fault_(geology)), planar rock fractures showing evidence of relative movement
*[Fault (law)](/source/Fault_(law)), blameworthiness or responsibility

'''Fault(s)''' may also refer to:

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==Arts, entertainment, and media ==
* "Fault", a song by Taproot from ''[Welcome](/source/Welcome_(Taproot_album))''
* ["Fault" (''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'')](/source/Fault_(Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)), 2006
*[''Faults'' (film)](/source/Faults_(film)), 2014

==Science and technology==
*[Fault (computing)](/source/Fault_(computing)), also called a ''trap'' or an ''exception'', a type of interrupt in software or operating systems
*[Fault (technology)](/source/Fault_(technology)), an abnormal condition or defect that may lead to a failure
*[Electrical fault](/source/Electrical_fault), an abnormal current

==Sport and competition==
*[Fault (breeding)](/source/Fault_(breeding)), an undesirable aspect of structure or appearance of an animal
*Fault, in [pickleball](/source/Glossary_of_pickleball), any infringement of the rules by a player
*Fault, in [show jumping](/source/show_jumping), a penalty
*Fault, in [tennis jargon](/source/Glossary_of_tennis_terms), a serve that fails to place a tennis ball in the correct area of play

==See also==
*[Blame](/source/Blame)
*[Defect (disambiguation)](/source/Defect_(disambiguation))
*[Error](/source/Error)
*[Mistake (disambiguation)](/source/Mistake_(disambiguation))
*[Software bug](/source/Software_bug)
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