foolproof
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective[edit]
foolproof (comparative more foolproof, superlative most foolproof)
- (of a device) Protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.
- (of an idea or plan) Certain to succeed in all eventualities, or claimed to be so; infallible.
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Translations[edit]
(device) fail-safe
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(plan) infallible
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Verb[edit]
foolproof (third-person singular simple present foolproofs, present participle foolproofing, simple past and past participle foolproofed)
- (transitive) To render foolproof.
- We foolproofed the operations.