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DEFECT, INDICATION AND DISCONTINUITY

DEFECT
An imperfection, whose type or size, exceeds the applicable acceptance criteria. defect is a discontinuity rejected by code and standard.

INDICATION

A response or evidence resulting from the application of a nondestructive examination. from API 510 9 edition jun 2006

DISCONTINUITY

A lack of continuity or cohesion; An interruption in the normal physical structure of material or a product that are acceptable by applied code and standards.

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