awarie

Awarie is a Polish term used to denote malfunctions or breakdowns in machines, systems, or infrastructure. The singular form awaria refers to a single fault, while the plural awarie describes multiple faults or outages. The word is common in engineering, maintenance, and public utilities, as well as in everyday language when something stops working.

Awarie can affect a wide range of domains, including automotive equipment, electrical networks, computer systems, industrial machinery, and transportation infrastructure. They may result from wear and tear, design flaws, manufacturing defects, insufficient maintenance, overloading, environmental conditions, or external events such as accidents. The consequences of an awaria range from minor service interruptions to complete shutdowns and safety risks, often leading to downtime and economic losses.

Prevention and management of awarie rely on preventive maintenance, regular inspections, diagnostics, redundancy, and robust incident response. When an awaria occurs, rapid fault localization and repair are essential, with root cause analysis helping to prevent recurrence. In public communication, reporters might describe a power outage or system failure as an awaria, using the term to convey that normal operation has been interrupted.

Related terms include fault, failure, outage, and defect.