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fail-safe

adjective

  1. incorporating some feature for automatically counteracting the effect of an anticipated possible source of failure
  2. being or relating to a safeguard that prevents continuing on a bombing mission according to a preconceived plan
  3. having no chance of failure : infallibly problem-free
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noun

  1. a device or measure that makes something fail-safe
  2. a design feature or practice of a product or system that reduces harm in case of specific failure
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪlˌseɪf/

adj

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

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

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

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

noun

  1. A device, mechanism or measure designed to make something fail-safe.

verb

  1. To compensate automatically, in the event of a failure.
  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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