fail-safe

English

Wikipedia

Adjective

fail-safe

1. That doesn't cause undue damage, in the event of failure.

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

Translations

that doesn't cause undue damage

• Kyrgyz: тех. ишенимдүү (ky) (teh. işenimdüü), бекем (ky) (bekem), айрым элементтери иштен чыкса да иштей берүүчү (ky) (ayrım elementteri işten çıksa da iştey berüüçü)

• Telugu: కట్టుదిట్టమైన (te) (kaTTudiTTamaina), పాడవని (te) (paaDavani), చెడిపోని (te) (cheDipOni)

Noun

fail-safe (plural fail-safes)

1. A fail-safe device or mechanism.

Verb

fail-safe (third-person singular simple present fail-safes, present participle fail-safing, simple past and past participle fail-safed)

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

See also

• foolproof