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zero-defect
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intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. identify something and concentrate on it: to identify something precisely and concentrate all efforts on dealing with it
The report zeroed in on the weaknesses in the current policy.

2. locate target and aim at it: to find the precise position of a target and move toward it or aim a weapon at it, threateningly or inexorably

[< the technique of setting a gun sight exactly on a target by canceling out the effects of elevation and wind deflection]
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