Fail-safe

/ˈfeɪlˌseɪf/

Synonyms for "fail-safe" (22 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(3 words)
backup devicebackup plancontingency plan
Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (6)

Related words (11)

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More general

6 entries
backup strategymechanismreliabilitysafetysafety devicesafety measure

More specific

9 entries
automatic shutoffbackup planbackup systemcontingencydead man's switchemergency stopfault tolerancepressure relief valveredundancy

Collocations

7 entries
fail-safe designfail-safe devicefail-safe featurefail-safe mechanismfail-safe procedurefail-safe systemfail-safe valve

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

similar

2 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

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