<s>
Feature	B-Application
interaction	I-Application
is	O
a	O
software	B-General_Concept
engineering	I-General_Concept
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
definition	O
of	O
feature	B-Application
interaction	I-Application
allows	O
one	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
certain	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
interacting	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
how	O
their	O
response	O
time	O
may	O
be	O
changed	O
given	O
the	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	B-Application
interaction	I-Application
is	O
a	O
specific	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
general	O
and	O
common	O
problem	O
that	O
has	O
become	O
prevalent	O
due	O
to	O
increasing	O
system	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
situation	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
’s	O
decision	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
in	O
a	O
non-deterministic	O
fashion	O
due	O
to	O
race	B-Operating_System
conditions	I-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
design	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consequences	O
of	O
feature	B-Application
interactions	I-Application
can	O
range	O
from	O
minor	O
irritations	O
to	O
life-threatening	O
software	O
failures	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
there	O
is	O
ongoing	O
research	O
that	O
aims	O
to	O
find	O
ways	O
of	O
detecting	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
resolving	O
feature	B-Application
interactions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
of	O
Feature	B-Application
Interaction	I-Application
Workshops	O
(	O
FIW	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
International	O
Conferences	O
on	O
Feature	B-Application
Interaction	I-Application
(	O
ICFI	O
)	O
are	O
the	O
primary	O
venues	O
devoted	O
to	O
this	O
problem	O
:	O
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