The word 'misfire' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to fail to operate or work as intended, or to fail to hit or reach the target. This word is often used in reference to guns or engines, but can also be used metaphorically to describe something that does not go as planned or expected. Example: The engine of my car misfired, causing it to sputter and come to a stop on the side of the road.
"Suddenly we can send messages that could misfire, that anybody can see.
I actually loved that first half so much I thought the screenplay prize might be heading its way (another prediction misfire).
Should any attempt at insurrection misfire, they point out, it would be the people of Irbil, not the conference-goers in London, who pay the price.
Elected to independent India's first parliament in 1952, he offers the long view of politics.In this section Misfire Class action The halo slips Liars and deniers Modicum of success The long view Reprints Related topics Government and politics Politics World politics Asia-Pacific politics Indian politicsSadly, what Mr Keishing sees is mostly parliamentary decline.
But Mr Batista's detractors dismiss him as the only person besides Bill Gates to have made billions from PowerPoint.His tendency to go to market soon after developing a concept can certainly misfire.
If some of the ads misfire, he risks poisoning his own reputation with floating voters.
The neural network runs as a piece of software on a low-cost microprocessor.Neural misfire detection is just for large engines, and is unlikely to feature in a typical family car.
They are trained using thousands of examples, and a "learning" algorithm that alters the strength of the connections in the network so that it gives the appropriate output value (whether or not a misfire has occurred) depending on the input values (engine speed, acceleration, cylinder position, and so forth).
To take the most famous example from the week, Ms Coakley's Schilling misfire, on January 15th, was a bad one.
Rebels do possess mortars and occasionally misfire them, but fighters claim their range is too limited to reach the university from the nearest rebel-held area.
But this example, like that of the European consumer-goods company, illustrates both the tactics creditors use and the consequences when they misfire.
