Failsafe

Word FAILSAFE
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What do we mean by failsafe?

A device, mechanism or measure designed to make something fail-safe.

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The word "failsafe" in example sentences

The problem is, this not only did not happen, but the results of John Locke losing faith caused Desmond to initiate the failsafe, which is itself a controlled meltdown creating yet another loop. ❋ Unknown (2007)

There's also a password failsafe, which kinda defeats the whole purpose. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The industry and the government did not anticipate this type of accident one in which all the "failsafe" mechanisms failed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They push tax reform through a "failsafe" that automatically increases taxes if Congress doesn't rework the system by 2013. ❋ Ezra Klein (2010)

The second most common category involved phone calls typically offering "failsafe" investments or informing the victim they have won money or a holiday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Aside from that, what is the "failsafe" and does it mean the end of of Desmond, Locke, and Eko? ❋ Unknown (2006)

So, Johanson, what was your total 'capital outlay' and on-going monthly cost in US $ to have this 'failsafe' high-speed access to the Internet? ❋ Unknown (2006)

The best thing about the book is the "failsafe" option, which ends the book on a cliffhanger. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Anyway, also in the dream I had a roommate and this other dude convinced me to let him 'borrow' my roommate's car; I remember asking how he started it and he said something along the lines of 'it's really his mother's car, hahaha!' and I guess that meant it had some kind of failsafe autostart mode. ❋ Kevynwight (2002)

"There will be a set of gaskets attached to the tube and they will help seat it in the riser pipe," BP spokesman Bryan Ferguson said, explaining that avoiding debris at such depths and pressure was far from "failsafe". ❋ Unknown (2010)

View It » acoustic shut off valves have no track record. in a belt and suspenders approach, maybe it would have been a good idea. thing is, the industry standard 'failsafe' blowout preventers failed too.god. what is your point? besides whining and all. does it really feel good to point fingers and cast blame? how's about we fix the leak, then figure out exactly what happened. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In that accident, a shut-off valve that Doug Suttles, BP's chief operating officer for exploration and production described Monday as "failsafe," failed to close, and the company had not installed a remote control backup valve that also might have stopped the spill. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If Congress does not undertake a comprehensive overhaul of the tax system by 2013, the plan calls for a "failsafe" provision that would trigger across-the-board reductions in tax breaks, designed to raise revenue by $80 billion in 2015 and $180 billion in 2020. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cameron International, a 177-year-old US firm based in Houston that employs 18,000 staff globally, made the blowout device that was supposed to be a "failsafe" mechanism, shearing through the doomed oil rig's drilling pipe and slamming the well shut to prevent any gush of oil in the event of an emergency. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She wore flat shoes to mitigate her husband's stature and a Jackie O-style grey Dior suit dubbed "failsafe", ❋ Unknown (2010)

She wore flat shoes to mitigate her husband's stature and a Jackie O-style grey Dior suit dubbed "failsafe", "classic" and "diplomatic" by fashion writers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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