In both cases, the word properly appeared in quotes because it was used by Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board in pointing to potential malfunction of the computer system.
Though the overall potential for gain from supervisory control is sharply limited, a malfunction of the computer cannot adversely affect the plant.
The music that links the global young today is one of thumps and beeps, sounding to older music lovers like a room full of malfunctioning computers.
For example, there were almost thousands of votes in Colorado in the 2006 midterm election that were not registered because of malfunctioning computers.
Tens of thousands of computers were made to malfunction, disrupting work at banks and television broadcasters in the South.
More importantly, however, Exam4 files are backed up every two minutes, and easily retrieved in the case of computer malfunction.
Tapping into boomer fears of computer malfunction and financial disaster, "Live Free or Die Hard" united at least two generations in modern angst and popcorn bliss.
The installment pays homage to the aesthetic and experience of computer malfunction in all its glory through sound, color, image, animation, and everything in between.
But the real problem may simply be inherent in the nature of computers: they can be precise but also capricious, prone to malfunctions we simply can't anticipate.
Applicability of portable computers for surveys in the general population could be limited due to the cost of computers, software costs, and the risk of data loss due to mishandling, malfunction or theft.
