Life-critical

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a system: capable of causing death if it fails or malfunctions. not-comparable

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"In the time of the coronavirus, Vietnam has retooled a smartphone factory to churn out life-critical ventilators."

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