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English term or phrase:
indictment
English answer:
identification and reporting as a possible or probable cause of a system fault
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May 28, 2013 12:07
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English term
France
indictment
English
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
When the Analysis Engine decides that a FRU needs service, it indicts it. Indictment simply means that a service action is needed for the indicted FRU. Indictment records contain additional information about the fault, such as related components and affected sub-FRU components
Can you give me a synonym of indictment in this specific context. It is often linked to CPU, components...
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Can you give me a synonym of indictment in this specific context. It is often linked to CPU, components...
Thanks
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identify and report as a possible or probable cause of a system fault
The sense is "accusation" rather than "conviction", and indictment does not mean taking the FRU out of service. The indicted FRU is under suspicion.
"the SMI handler is appropriate because it can log the error, report an issue with a field replaceable unit (FRU) (“indict a FRU”), and either return control or reset the SP depending on the severity of the error."
http://www.google.com/patents/US20070234118
"Indictment" can be followed by "acquittal": the FRU which is "indicted" (with which an "issue" is reported) may turn out not to be the cause of the system fault:
"Information identifying a FRU as a likely cause of a fault may be referred to as an “indictment.” [...]
Each indictment links the indicted FRU to every other FRU indicted as potentially causing the detected fault. When an indicted FRU is replaced or repaired the indictment against the FRU can be dismissed (i.e., the FRU acquitted; removed from the list of FRUs possibly causing the fault). Furthermore, indictments against other FRUs may also be dismissed. Accordingly, each indictment includes linkage that identifies FRUs that may be acquitted based on dismissal of a different indictment."
http://www.google.com/patents/US8230261
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My answer is a paraphrase of "indict" rather than "indictment". For the latter, perhaps "reporting as possibly or probably faulty" might be a way of expressing it. A single-word synonym, similarly metaphorical, might be "incrimination".
"the SMI handler is appropriate because it can log the error, report an issue with a field replaceable unit (FRU) (“indict a FRU”), and either return control or reset the SP depending on the severity of the error."
http://www.google.com/patents/US20070234118
"Indictment" can be followed by "acquittal": the FRU which is "indicted" (with which an "issue" is reported) may turn out not to be the cause of the system fault:
"Information identifying a FRU as a likely cause of a fault may be referred to as an “indictment.” [...]
Each indictment links the indicted FRU to every other FRU indicted as potentially causing the detected fault. When an indicted FRU is replaced or repaired the indictment against the FRU can be dismissed (i.e., the FRU acquitted; removed from the list of FRUs possibly causing the fault). Furthermore, indictments against other FRUs may also be dismissed. Accordingly, each indictment includes linkage that identifies FRUs that may be acquitted based on dismissal of a different indictment."
http://www.google.com/patents/US8230261
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Note added at 34 mins (2013-05-28 12:41:51 GMT)
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My answer is a paraphrase of "indict" rather than "indictment". For the latter, perhaps "reporting as possibly or probably faulty" might be a way of expressing it. A single-word synonym, similarly metaphorical, might be "incrimination".
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hold / interdiction / ban
"preclusion" is more legal.
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