"design flaw" meaning in All languages combined

See design flaw on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: design flaws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} design flaw (plural design flaws)
  1. A flaw in the design of something.
    Sense id: en-design_flaw-en-noun-hh5iiru9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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