Defect

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Defect, defects, or defected may refer to:

Geometry and physical sciences

• Angular defect in geometry, a characteristic of a polyhedron
• Crystallographic defect, a structural imperfection in a crystal
• Isoperimetric defect
• Topological defect

Biology and medicine

• Congenital disorder, a medical condition present at birth

Computing

• Software bug, a failure of computer software to meet requirements

Politics

• The action of defection, abandoning allegiance to one country for another

Pop music

• The Defects, Northern-Irish punk rock band
• Defected Records, a music label

Manufacturing

• Product defect