Restarting may be needed after a planned shutdown, after an unplanned machine failure, or in order to replay a model event of scientific interest with a different time step granularity.

重新启动可能需要在计划关机之后，计划外机器故障之后，或者在使用不同时间步骤粒度重放科学模型事件时。

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For instance, if a laser is experiencing an overcurrent situation that could lead to machine failure, the sensors would detect this so that the situation can be addressed before a failure occurs.

举例说明，如果一个激光器正处于电流过载状态，持续下来可能导致机器损坏。传感器能够探测出异常，在损坏发生之前提醒操作人员进行处理。

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Minor irregularities in the components might lead to machine failure.

零部件略有不规则便可能会导致机器故障。

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This was a failure because people could not go near the tickle machine without convulsing in laughter.

这是一个失败的发明,因为人们还没靠近挠痒痒的机器,就已经被它的模样逗笑了

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The board cited a ruling by Harris' office that hand recounts may only be conducted if there is evidence of voting machine failure.

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The intelligence in the ThingShapes can monitor for relevant business events, compare them to past results, and notify the industrial social network of people and other things about important events such as a quality problem, a machine failure, or a late order.

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How easy is it to repair for example: it is clearly greener to repair one component or replace it in the case of failure rather than insist on an entirely new machine.

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