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If we compare a human being and a technical item, the terms “death” and “failure” are similar terms. In most cases, we can record the time of death of a person, and we can calculate the frequency of deaths in a certain population. When a person dies, she enters the state of being dead, and remains in this state. As for technical items, it is not possible to calculate any frequency of being dead. The main difference between the terms is that technical components often can be repaired and continue to function, whereas a dead person cannot.