1. fail-safe - Noun
2. fail-safe - Adjective
3. fail-safe - Verb
4. fail-safe - Adjective Satellite
a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction
eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction
guaranteed not to fail
Source: WordNetfail safe
One fail-safe after another had let them down. Helped by the ionospheric storm, the sheer perversity of inanimate things struck again. Arthur C. Clarke
a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident Source: Internet
a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle Source: Internet
A system's being "fail-safe" means not that failure is impossible or improbable, but rather that the system's design prevents or mitigates unsafe consequences of the system's failure. Source: Internet
Before this, Ford always seemed to have a fail-safe, just in case any host tried to kill him. Source: Internet
For example, if a building catches fire, fail-safe systems would unlock doors to ensure quick escape and allow firefighters inside, while fail-secure would lock doors to prevent unauthorized access to the building. Source: Internet