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definition Fail-safe

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1. fail-safe (Adjective)

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fail-safe (Adjective) —   Guaranteed not to fail 1 example
1. ex. "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"
fail-safe (Adjective) —   Eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction 1 example
1. ex. "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident"

2. fail-safe (Noun)

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fail-safe (Noun) —   A mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction
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# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. mechanism 9 letters 29 synonyms
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— safe — secure
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