기계나 시스템이 정상적으로 작동하지 못하고 결함을 일으키는 상태.
A failure of a machine or system to function in a normal or satisfactory manner.
예문:
"The laboratory results were discarded after a sensor malfunction was detected."
"A sudden malfunction in the steering system caused the vehicle to veer off the road."
기계나 장비가 제대로 작동하지 않거나 정상적인 범위를 벗어나 움직이다.
To fail to operate correctly or to work in an abnormal way.
예문:
"The heating system tends to malfunction whenever the outside temperature drops below freezing."
"If the software malfunctions during the update, the device might become unusable."