• Fail-safe

    Full definition of fail-safe

    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.

    Noun

    fail-safe

    (plural fail-safes)
    1. A fail-safe device or mechanism.

    Verb

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