fail-safe working

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• fail-safe — adj 1.) a fail safe machine, piece of equipment etc contains a system that makes the machine stop working if one part of it fails 2.) a fail safe plan is certain to succeed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fail-safe — fail ,safe adjective designed to make a machine or piece of equipment stop working if part of it stops operating normally: a fail safe mechanism ╾ fail ,safe noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fail-safe — I noun a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction • Hypernyms: ↑mechanism II adjective 1. guaranteed not to fail a fail safe recipe for cheese souffle • Similar to: ↑secure …   Useful english dictionary

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• fail-safe — UK / US adjective designed to make a machine or piece of equipment stop working if part of it stops operating normally a fail safe mechanism Derived word: fail safe UK / US noun countable Word forms fail safe : singular fail safe plural fail… …   English dictionary

• fail-safe — adjective 1 a fail safe machine, piece of equipment etc contains a system that makes the machine stop working if one part of it fails 2 a fail safe plan is certain to succeed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fail-safe — also failsafe ADJ: usu ADJ n Something that is fail safe is designed or made in such a way that nothing dangerous can happen if a part of it goes wrong. The camera has a built in failsafe device which prevents it from working if the right signals …   English dictionary

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