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fail-safe

/ fail-safe /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
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"
Similar:
safe
adjective satellite Sense 2
guaranteed not to fail
"a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"
Similar:
secure
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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