ALL meanings of fail-safe
fail-safe
F f - adjective fail-safe equipped with a backup system 1
- adjective fail-safe Electronics. pertaining to or noting a mechanism built into a system, as in an early warning system or a nuclear reactor, for insuring safety should the system fail to operate properly. 1
- adjective fail-safe equipped with a secondary system that insures continued operation even if the primary system fails. 1
- adjective fail-safe (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or designating a system of coded military controls in which bombers dispatched to a prearranged point as part of a standard operating procedure cannot advance farther without direct orders from a designated authority and cannot have the nuclear warheads they carry armed until they have passed their prearranged point. 1
- adjective fail-safe guaranteed to work; totally reliable: a fail-safe recipe for a cheese soufflé. 1
- noun fail-safe (sometimes initial capital letter) the point beyond which the bombers cannot go without specific instruction; the fail-safe point. 1
- noun fail-safe something designed to work or function automatically to prevent breakdown of a mechanism, system, or the like. 1
- verb with object fail-safe to make fail-safe. 1
- adjective fail-safe Something that is fail-safe is designed or made in such a way that nothing dangerous can happen if a part of it goes wrong. 0
- adjective fail-safe designed to return to a safe condition in the event of a failure or malfunction 0
- adjective fail-safe (of a nuclear weapon) capable of being deactivated in the event of a failure or accident 0
- adjective fail-safe unlikely to fail; foolproof 0
- verb fail-safe to return to a safe condition in the event of a failure or malfunction 0
- adjective fail-safe designating, of, or involving a procedure designed to prevent malfunctioning or unintentional operation, often specif. of nuclear-armed aircraft, through an intricate system of protective devices 0