failing

adj 1: unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business

venture" [syn: {failed}]

2: below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

3: going from better to worse [syn: {declining}, {deteriorating},

{regressing}, {retrograde}, {retrogressive}]

n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's

failings" [syn: {weakness}]

2: failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his

failing the course led to his disqualification" [ant: {passing}]

farming

[Adelaide University, Australia] What the heads of a disk

drive are said to do when they plow little furrows in the

magnetic media. Associated with a {head crash}. Typically

used as follows: "Oh no, the machine has just crashed; I hope

the hard drive hasn't gone {farming} again."

[{Jargon File}]