noun
initial failure; early failure; infant mortality failure
Technical term used in reliability engineering and computing for failures that occur shortly after a product or system is put into operation.
初期故障は、製造上の欠陥が原因であることが多い。
Initial failures are often caused by manufacturing defects.
この装置の初期故障率は非常に低い。
The initial failure rate of this device is very low.
Compound of 初期 (early stage) and 故障 (failure, breakdown).