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fail-safe
fail-safe • adj. causing a piece of machinery or other mechanism to revert to a safe condition in the event of a breakdown or malfunction. ∎ unlikely or unable to fail: that computer is supposed to be fail-safe. • n. a system or plan that comes into operation when something goes wrong or prevents such an occurrence. |
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"fail-safe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fail-safe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-failsafe.html "fail-safe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-failsafe.html |
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fail-safe
fail-safe Denoting or relating to a computer system that does not make an error in spite of the occurrence of a single fault. See also fault-tolerant system.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "fail-safe." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "fail-safe." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-failsafe.html JOHN DAINTITH. "fail-safe." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-failsafe.html |
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