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was fixed vs has been fixed

Both "was fixed" and "has been fixed" are correct, but their usage is different. "Was fixed" is used to describe an action that was completed at a specific time in the past, while "has been fixed" is used to indicate a past action that has relevance in the present moment.

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was fixed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a past action that was completed at a specific time in the past.

Use "was fixed" to talk about something that was repaired or resolved in the past, without any connection to the present moment.

Examples:

The car was fixed yesterday.
The leak in the roof was fixed last week.

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Last updated: November 06, 2024

5238 Endpoint authentication problem was fixed · Labels: · Identity Services Engine (ISE).
Jan 6, 2011 ... How the link was fixed. The Lancet paper was a case series of 12 child patients; it reported a proposed “new syndrome” of enterocolitis and ...
Oct 5, 2019 ... What was fixed or not? I sent my xbox one x away for a repair because of a noisy fan. It was returned the following day but i don't know ...
Nov 15, 2023 ... Is there a way to suppress the ISE messages " 5238 Endpoint authentication problem was fixed" as the message itself is misleading?
19 hours ago ... I thought this was fixed! Question. Wasn't this supposed to be fixed ... r ...
How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed. BMJ. 2011 Jan 5:342:c5347. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5347. Author. Brian Deer. Affiliation. ¹ briandeer.com. PMID ...
Indicate with which precise release(s) an issue was fixed? How to Use GitLab · issues · jmini May 20, 2022, 8:46am 1. We are migrating from JIRA to GitLab ...
May 13, 2024 ... CSK vs RR match was fixed ... Say what you want but no sane person would go out there win the toss and choose to bat first in an afternoon match ...
Pointer to attribute Invalid Error was Fixed. kapp over 8 years ago. Hi All,. I was making the 2 layer PCB of Gesture Control. - I went to generate my ...
2 days ago ... Blue Seal was fixed... now please do the same for Magic Trick and Planet Merchant. Gameplay Discussion. Blue Seal was buffed from its original ...

Alternatives:

got fixed
was repaired
was resolved
was mended
was corrected

has been fixed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past action that has relevance to the present moment.

Use "has been fixed" to describe something that was repaired or resolved in the past and still has an impact on the present situation.

Examples:

The issue has been fixed, so we can proceed with the project.
The problem has been fixed, and we shouldn't encounter it again.

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Last updated: November 06, 2024

Jun 27, 2013 ... And "the issue has been fixed" means "somebody has fixed the issue". So, the correct usage in all probability should be "the issue has been ...
Aug 14, 2024 ... r/DreamlightValley - Bullying Works! Belle has been fixed!
Mar 20, 2019 ... log on startup. What is it referring to? [c.atlassian.jira.NoopCacheEventListenerFactory] It looks like CACHE-95 has been fixed. This workaround ...
Mar 19, 2024 ... Star Wars battlefront classic has been FIXED. It's had one patch, there are still issues. Multiplayer is fully functional without lag now. If ...
Nov 8, 2021 ... Notification condition [NO_MASTER] has been fixed. I don't see any other error messages that can help me understand their meaning. I have no “ ...
Dec 19, 2014 ... ... has been fixed or not, "Does Ubuntu generally post timely security updates?" 3 is certainly related but not identical. apt · security · Share.
Notification condition [NO_MASTER] has been fixed · Graylog Central (peer support) · RCR April 17, 2020, 6:51pm 1. Hello,. We are receiving this message at ...
Oct 8, 2014 ... “No bound for riches has been fixed for man.” This lack of any natural limit on the accumulation of wealth makes greed into the horizon of every economic ...
Notification condition [NO_MASTER] has been fixed. Aitor Mendoza. 8 years ago. Permalink. Hello, Since I configured my Graylog server sometimes appears this ...
Mar 8, 2017 ... And how come that the bug has been fixed between the listed commits while I still have the problem when I build from the latest commit? There ...

Alternatives:

has been repaired
has been resolved
has been mended
has been corrected

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