Folding vs. Faulting — What's the Difference?

To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part

A character weakness, especially a minor one.

To make compact by doubling or bending over parts

Something that impairs or detracts from physical perfection; a defect.

To bring from an extended to a closed position

A mistake; an error

To bring from a compact to an extended position; unfold

A minor offense or misdeed

To place together and intertwine

Responsibility for a mistake or an offense; culpability.

To envelop or clasp; enfold

(Geology) A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture. Also called shift.

To blend (a light ingredient) into a heavier mixture with a series of gentle turns

(Electronics) A defect in a circuit or wiring caused by imperfect connections, poor insulation, grounding, or shorting.

(Informal) To discontinue operating; close

(Sports) A service of the ball that violates the rules in tennis and similar games.

(Games) To withdraw (one's hand) in defeat, as by laying cards face down on a table.

(Archaic) A lack or deficiency.

(Geology) To form bends in (a stratum of rock).

To find error or defect in; criticize or blame

To become folded.

(Geology) To produce a fault in; fracture.

To be capable of being folded

To commit a mistake or an error.

(Informal) To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.

(Geology) To shift so as to produce a fault.

(Games) To withdraw from a game in defeat.

(Sports) To commit a fault, as in tennis.

To give in; buckle

Present participle of fault

To weaken or collapse from exertion.

Formation of a geological fault.

To place or keep (sheep, for example) in a fenced enclosure.

The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which a fault is produced.

The act or an instance of folding.

A part that has been folded over or against another

A line or mark made by folding; a crease

A coil or bend, as of rope.

Chiefly British A hill or dale in undulating country.

(Geology) A bend in a stratum of rock.

(Anatomy) A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.

A fenced enclosure for livestock, especially sheep.

A flock of sheep.

A group of people or institutions bound together by common beliefs and aims.

A religious congregation

Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.

The action of folding; a fold.

The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.

Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.

(geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.

(slang) Paper money, as opposed to coins.

Present participle of fold

The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication.

The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc.

The process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape;

The act of folding;

Capable of being folded up and stored;