 fail-safe |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] guaranteed not to fail | |
| Examples: | "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle" |
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| Related terms: | secure | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction | |
| Examples: | "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident" |
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| Related terms: | safe | |
| Similar spelling: |
falsifier falsify falsifiable falsifying false_face false_fruit |
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