The phrase "as a malfunction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that is functioning incorrectly or not as intended.
Example: "The device failed to operate properly, presenting itself as a malfunction during the testing phase."
Alternatives: "as an error" or "as a fault".
We're yet to find out whether it will be revealed as a malfunction or even found".
The National Cancer Institute describes myeloproliferative disorder as a malfunction of the bone marrow in which abnormal numbers of stem cells produce excessive red or white blood cells.
Jacqui Morris The cause of the tragic fire at the Philadelphia Zoo on Christmas Eve 1995, the worst zoo fire in U.S. history, was identified as a malfunction in an electrical heat trace cable used to prevent pipes from freezing.
(We should note what counts as a malfunction is often contested in psychology and neuroscience. Furthermore, the presence of a malfunction does not suffice for mental illness.
We postulate to consider cancer as a malfunction of the cells regulatory unit, and use control engineering and systems theory approaches to describe that malfunction.
Lest you think this is a goofy fringe approach, the Mayo Clinic offers a similar multidisciplinary pain program, wherein "chronic pain, unlike the acute variety, [is] treated as a malfunction in perception, whether or not an ongoing physical cause [has] been identified" (7) … for $40,000 (not to mention an extended stay in Arizona, Florida or Minnesota).
The detainee had no idea what this evidence was, and it could have been something as trivial as having a malfunction with his tag, a situation which is out of his control.
Most doctors regard it as a malfunctioning of the personality, without rhyme or reason.
Westworld was originally a 1973 sci-fi movie starring Yul Brynner as a malfunctioning robot gunslinger who runs amok in a wild west theme park.
Prior to takeoff, it was noted that the plane had endured problems with a heater as well as a malfunctioning compass.
Messi was used sparingly by José Pékerman in 2006, although did score in a group game against Serbia, and was below his best four years ago as a malfunctioning Argentina were crushed by Germany in the last eight.
