Word of the Day – April 13, 2025
fail-safe
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| Adjective | Eliminating danger by causing machinery to automatically revert to a safe condition in the event of a failure or malfunction. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | The design properties of a computer system which provide for the resistance to active attempts to attack or bypass it. (used 13 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | An action implemented to avoid disaster. (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | Automatic protection of programs and/or processing systems when hardware or software failure is detected. (CNSSI-4009). (used 0 times in citations and controls) |
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| Noun | A mechanism capable of minimizing the negative outcomes in the event of a failure or malfunction. (used 4 times in citations and controls) |
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| Plural | fail-safes |
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