Definitions for FAIL-SAFE
fail-safe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fail-safeadjective

   a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction

2. fail-safeadjective

   guaranteed not to fail

   "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"

3. fail-safeadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fail-safenoun

   A fail-safe device or mechanism.

2. fail-safeverb

   To compensate automatically, in the event of a failure.

3. fail-safeadjective

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

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

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1. Fail-safe

   In engineering, a fail-safe is a design feature or practice that, in the event of a specific type of failure, inherently responds in a way that will cause minimal or no harm to other equipment, to the environment or to people. Unlike inherent safety to a particular hazard, a system being "fail-safe" does not mean that failure is impossible or improbable, but rather that the system's design prevents or mitigates unsafe consequences of the system's failure. That is, if and when a "fail-safe" system fails, it remains at least as safe as it was before the failure. Since many types of failure are possible, failure mode and effects analysis is used to examine failure situations and recommend safety design and procedures. Some systems can never be made fail-safe, as continuous availability is needed. Redundancy, fault tolerance, or contingency plans are used for these situations (e.g. multiple independently controlled and fuel-fed engines).

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1. fail-safe

   A fail-safe is a system, design or mechanism that, in case of a specific type of failure, prevents or mitigates potential harmful outcomes. It typically refers to a backup or automatic correction system that ensures the overall safety and effectiveness of a device or process in case of malfunction or error. Hence, it is designed to remain safe or revert to a safe mode when it encounters certain malfunctions or failures.

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1. Fail-safe

   A fail-safe or fail-secure device is one that, in the event of failure, responds in a way that will cause no harm, or at least a minimum of harm, to other devices or danger to personnel. "Fail-safe[ty]" should not be confused with "fail-secur[ity]." A fail-secure component of a system secures that system in the event of a failure either of that component or elsewhere in the system. For example, during a failure of an ingress-egress control system, e.g., a user propping a door open somewhere in a building, a fail-secure lock will close, lock, and remain locked even when a user attempts to unlock it with the key that the user usually employs. In such a case, an independent release, such as a reboot or disarming of the securing mechanism, is required. In contrast, a component may be considered fail-safe even if its failure does not secure the system. For example, if a door locked from the inside is left unlocked or is unlocked at the wrong time, it has failed, the door may be fail-safe if its being unlocked does not open it or attract additional attention to its unlocked state.

How to pronounce FAIL-SAFE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FAIL-SAFE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FAIL-SAFE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of FAIL-SAFE in a Sentence

1. John Kerry:

   We need to make certain, given the new circumstances that we're facing, that there is no potential loophole whatsoever, obviously it has to be fail-safe, and that's what the American people need and deserve.

2. Mike Vrabel:

   It is important because there is no fail safe, we’ve proven that. All we can try to do is maximize our ability to stay safe, to function as a team, to keep our families safe, to do our jobs and do them well.

3. Fred Wertheimer:

   There has never been anything like this at the presidential level because no President has insisted on owning a commercial enterprise at the same time they have existed as President, everyone in America is financially struggling, and he has this fail-safe method to minimize any struggling by his commercial properties by channeling other people's money to it.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FAIL-SAFE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fail-Safe
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail-Safe
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FAIL-SAFE