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What (who) is brittle - definition
MATERIAL TENDENCY TO BREAK FROM STRESS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PLASTIC DEFORMATION
Brittle
brittle
<jargon> Said of software that is functional but easily
broken by changes in operating environment or configuration,
or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any
system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to
abnormal but expected external stimuli; e.g. a file system
that is usually totally scrambled by a power failure is said
to be brittle. This term is often used to describe the
results of a research effort that were never intended to be
robust, but it can be applied to commercially developed
software, which displays the quality far more often than it
ought to.
Opposite of robust.
[Jargon File ]
(1995-05-09)
brittle
¦ adjective
1. hard but liable to break easily.
2. (of a voice) unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing signs of nervousness or instability.
¦ noun a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar.
Derivatives
brittlely (or brittly) adverb
brittleness noun
Origin
ME, ult. of Gmc origin and related to OE breotan 'break up'.
Brittle
·adj Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Wikipedia
Brittleness
A material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation. Brittle materials absorb relatively little energy prior to fracture, even those of high strength. Breaking is often accompanied by a sharp snapping sound.
When used in materials science, it is generally applied to materials that fail when there is little or no plastic deformation before failure. One proof is to match the broken halves, which should fit exactly since no plastic deformation has occurred.
Examples of use of brittle
1. Outside town virtually everything was brittle brown.
2. Plants thrive: brittle bush, sage, mesquite and so on.
3. In Washington state, plants gone brittle from drought crunch underfoot.
4. Their rubber starts to perish and becomes more brittle.
5. Aromatase inhibitors carry risks, particularly of brittle bones.