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Brittle Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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brittle
<jargon> Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g. a file system that is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle. This term is often used to describe the results of a research effort that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to commercially developed software, which displays the quality far more often than it ought to.
Opposite of robust.
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(1995-05-09)
<jargon> Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g. a file system that is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle. This term is often used to describe the results of a research effort that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to commercially developed software, which displays the quality far more often than it ought to.
Opposite of robust.
[Jargon File]
(1995-05-09)
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brittle
adj. Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g., a file system that is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle. This term is often used to describe the results of a research effort that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to commercial software, which (due to closed-source development) displays the quality far more often than it ought to. Oppose robust.
adj. Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g., a file system that is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle. This term is often used to describe the results of a research effort that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to commercial software, which (due to closed-source development) displays the quality far more often than it ought to. Oppose robust.
Brittle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Brittle
(a.)
Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
(a.)
Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
| WordNet 2.0 |
brittle
Noun
1. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
(synonym) toffee, toffy
(hypernym) candy
(hyponym) peanut brittle
Adjective
1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"
(synonym) brickle, brickly
(similar) breakable
2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"
(similar) coldhearted
3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
(synonym) unannealed
(similar) untempered, unhardened
Noun
1. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
(synonym) toffee, toffy
(hypernym) candy
(hyponym) peanut brittle
Adjective
1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"
(synonym) brickle, brickly
(similar) breakable
2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"
(similar) coldhearted
3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
(synonym) unannealed
(similar) untempered, unhardened
| hEnglish - advanced version |
brittle
brittle
\brit"tle\ (&?;), a. [oe. britel, brutel, as. bryttian to dispense, fr. bre?tan to break; akin to icel. brytja, sw. bryta, dan. bryde. cf. brickle.] easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious. farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece of fine-cut crystal. otton.
brittle
silver ore, the mineral stephanite.
brittle
adj
1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: brickle, brickly]
2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"
3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured [syn: unannealed]
n : caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: toffee, toffy]
similar words(4)
brittle star
brittle silver ore
brittle silver glance
brittle bush
brittle
\brit"tle\ (&?;), a. [oe. britel, brutel, as. bryttian to dispense, fr. bre?tan to break; akin to icel. brytja, sw. bryta, dan. bryde. cf. brickle.] easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious. farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece of fine-cut crystal. otton.
brittle
silver ore, the mineral stephanite.
brittle
adj
1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: brickle, brickly]
2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"
3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured [syn: unannealed]
n : caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: toffee, toffy]
similar words(4)
brittle star
brittle silver ore
brittle silver glance
brittle bush
| for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America |
brittle
Fragile.
Fragile.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
brittle
sobhriste
sobhriste
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Brau
Brau = a. brittle, frail; frank
Brau = a. brittle, frail; frank
Bregol
Bregol = a. fragile, brittle
Breuo
Breuo = v. to grow brittle
Breuol
Breuol = a. brittle, frail
Crin
Crin = a. brittle, fragile; niggard
Crinad
Crinad = n. a growing brittle
Crino
Crino = v. to wax brittle, to clung
Gogrin
Gogrin = a. somewhat brittle
Gorfrau
Gorfrau = a. extremely brittle
Brittle Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Guitar Glossary |
Brittle
A sound or mix with high-frequency peaks or weak fundamentals; lacking roundness and fullness.
A sound or mix with high-frequency peaks or weak fundamentals; lacking roundness and fullness.
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Brittle
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Brittle Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Technical English by wpv |
Brittle
A brittle structure or material exhibits low ductility, meaning that it exhibits very little inelastic deformation before complete failure.
A brittle structure or material exhibits low ductility, meaning that it exhibits very little inelastic deformation before complete failure.
Brittle Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Laban
white; shining; gentle; brittle
white; shining; gentle; brittle
Brittle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Brittleness
A material is brittle if it is liable to fracture when subjected to stress. That is, it has little tendency to deform (or strain) before fracture. This fracture absorbs relatively little energy, even in materials of high strength, and usually makes a snapping sound.
When used in materials science, it is generally applied to materials that fail in tension rather than shear, or when there is little or no evidence of plastic deformation before failure.
When a material has reached the limit of its strength, it usually has the option of either deformation or fracture. A naturally malleable metal can be made stronger by impeding the mechanisms of plastic deformation (reducing grain size, dispersion strengthening, work hardening, etc.), but if this is taken to an extreme, fracture becomes the more likely outcome, and the material can become brittle. Improving material toughness is therefore a balancing act.
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