Definition of fail-safe Fail-safe
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What does fail-safe mean?
WordNet
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| fail-safe - a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction | ||
Adjectivefail-safe, fail-safer, fail-safest |
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| fail-safe - eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident" | ||
| fail-safe - guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle" |
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Wiktionary 
- fail-safe (Noun)
A fail-safe device or mechanism. - fail-safe (Verb)
To compensate automatically, in the event of a failure. - fail-safe (Adjective)
That doesn't cause undue damage, in the event of failure.
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fail-safe
That doesn't cause undue damage, in the event of failure. -
fail-safe
Equipped with a secondary system that insures continued operation even if the primary system fails.
