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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double fault

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
dou-ble -fault
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.

noun

An exception thrown by the CPU while trying to call the handler of another exception (e.g. the exception handler is invalid or the call stack has overflowed).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

double faults (plural)

Phrases

triple fault

Frequently Paired Words

triple fault

Questions

What does double fault mean?
The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.

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