What is the difference between bug,defect, error, failulre,
fault & mistake?

Answer Posted / varshab

Error/Mistake : It is human action that could result in
incorrect result.

Bug/Defect/fault : Flaws in component or system that may
cause system or component to fail to perform its specified
operation.

Failure:Deviation from specified result.

If user has used software incorrectly then that's error and
it ll result into bug and if this bug is occured during
execution of component then system will fail.then its
called as failure.

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