falla infantil

English translation: infant failure

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Spanish term or phrase:falla infantil
English translation:infant failure
Entered by: BristolTEc

13:23 Jun 6, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / equipment
Spanish term or phrase: falla infantil
From specifications for oilfield equipment:

A type of failure that is even earlier than "premature failure", because "premature" is defined as being within 90 days.

"Se entiende por falla infantil la que se presenta en un periodo menor o igual a treinta (30) días después de la instalación del equipo de fondo"
BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 06:30
infant failure
Explanation:
An early failure, often related to poor design, candidate selection, or installation problems.
- Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing
http://books.google.com/books?id=iXDSBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA224&lpg=P...

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Google Dictionary:

denoting something in an early stage of its development.
modifier noun: infant
"the infant science of bioelectrical medicine".
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philgoddard
United States
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1infant mortality
kittilina
4 +1infant failure
philgoddard
Summary of reference entries provided
Falla infantil
neilmac

  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
infant mortality


Explanation:
Please see the two web references. I think it's quite a well established term for equipment.


    https://www.onupkeep.com/blog/infant-mortality-equipment-failure/
    https://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue21/hottopics21.htm
kittilina
Spain
Local time: 12:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: That's a bit tasteless!
3 mins
  -> It might seem tasteless but it appears that it is the correct term. Have a look at the links.

agree  bigedsenior
4 hrs
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
infant failure


Explanation:
An early failure, often related to poor design, candidate selection, or installation problems.
- Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing
http://books.google.com/books?id=iXDSBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA224&lpg=P...

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Note added at 32 mins (2019-06-06 13:56:08 GMT)
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Google Dictionary:

denoting something in an early stage of its development.
modifier noun: infant
"the infant science of bioelectrical medicine".


philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31
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agree  bigedsenior
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference: Falla infantil

Reference information:
When I saw the query, I thought they meant the kid's version of the Fallas monuments that sprout all over Valencia, Spain in March... :-)


    https://www.distritofallas.com/historia/aquellas-primeras-fallas/las-fallas-infantiles/
neilmac
Spain
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