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Fail-safe

//ˈfeɪlˌseɪf// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That does not cause undue damage in the event of failure.

    "The system is failsafe, because everything is backed up automatically."

  2. 2
    Designed to shut off for safety if an emergency occurs.

    "All equipment is, of course, of "fail-safe" pattern."

Adjective
  1. 1
    eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction wordnet
  2. 2
    guaranteed not to fail wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A device, mechanism or measure designed to make something fail-safe.
  2. 2
    a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To compensate automatically, in the event of a failure.
  2. 2
    To make a device or mechanism fail-safe, or to add a fail-safe device or mechanism to an existing system.

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