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Damage "does not necessarily imply total loss of system functionality, but rather that the system is no longer operating in its optimal manner". [1] Damage to physical objects is "the progressive physical process by which they break", [2]: 1. and includes mechanical stress that weakens a structure, even if this is not visible. [2]: ix.
Health is a video game or tabletop game quality that determines the maximum amount of damage or fatigue something takes before leaving the main game. In role-playing games , this typically takes the form of hit points ( HP ), a numerical attribute representing the health of a character or object.
Damage is a young adult novel written by A. M. Jenkins, published October 16, 2001 by HarperTeen. In 2001, the book was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. [1] The following year, it was named one of the top ten Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. [2]
For example, in the role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons, a fireball spell will deal damage to anyone within a certain radius of where it strikes. In most tactical strategy games artillery weapons have an area of effect that will damage anyone within a radius of the strike zone. Often the effect is stronger on the target than on anything else hit.
Property damage, damage to public or private property; Radiation damage, damage or injury due to ionizing radiation; Water damage, damage done by water to materials not resistant to the effect of water; Damage mechanics, damage to materials due to cyclic mechanical loads; Biology and medical: Any form of injury; Articular cartilage damage ...
It is used in a legal context for such areas as warranty contracts from manufacturers, which usually stipulate that damage from wear and tear will not be covered. [ 1 ] Wear and tear is a form of depreciation , which is assumed to occur even when an item is used competently and with care and proper maintenance . [ 2 ]
"Collateral damage" is a term for any incidental and undesired death, injury or other damage inflicted, especially on civilians, as the result of an activity. Originally coined to describe military operations, [ 1 ] it is now also used in non-military contexts to refer to negative unintended consequences of an action.
A 1961 American Rambler in disrepair. A decrepit car is a car that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state. There are many slang terms used to describe such cars, such as beater, clunker, chod, flivver, hooptie/hoopty, jalopy, old banger (most commonly used in the UK), but the most popular being junk car.