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Fail-safe
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a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction
fail-safe
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eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction
Examples
The fail-safe mechanism in the airplane ensures that the engines continue to function even in the event of a malfunction.
The company installed a fail-safe system to protect the data from being lost during the software upgrade.
