👉 The term "defected" is used in computer programming and software engineering to describe a program or data structure that has been modified, altered, or has no longer been needed. This can happen for a variety of reasons such as runtime errors, bugs, or simply because it's not being used anymore. In the context of computing, this could mean that a certain part of a program has been removed from memory, which is causing the system to crash or behave unexpectedly. It could also mean that a