fail-safe
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[edit] English
[edit] Adjective
- That doesn't cause undue damage, in the event of failure.
- The system is failsafe, because everything is backed up automatically.
[edit] Translations
that doesn't cause undue damage
[edit] Noun
fail-safe (plural fail-safes)
- A fail-safe device or mechanism.
[edit] Verb
fail-safe (third-person singular simple present fail-safes, present participle fail-safing, simple past and past participle fail-safed)
- To compensate automatically, in the event of a failure.
