Definder - what does the word mean?

What is fail safe?

1. Incorporating a feature to a product, when a malfunction occurs, capable of returning to a working state automatically.
2. Guaranteed to work, reliable.

"We've made it fail-safe by adding a extra NiCad battery incase the main battery fails."
"This recipe is fail-safe, anyone could do it."

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fail safe - video


Fail safe - what is it?

The greatest film in history. "Fail-Safe" was a perfect production crossed with an ultimate cast. Made in 1964 it may have saved the planet. It showed what might happen if the "nuke 'em' system" fucked-up. Fail-Safe sobered its audiences. It made the world more "nuclear smart." Writers Burdick and Heller haunted the world with their view of a possibly tragic future.

You're the president of the United States. Your bombers have "blown past" their "fail-safe points" in a tragic error. As you and your translator "sweat blood," end of the world destiny unfolds right before your very eyes in "Fail-Safe."

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What does "fail safe" mean?

a ripped or broken latex condom

"<pant pant> Sorry about the fail safe, honey"

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