fail-safe system

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fail-safe system [′fāl ¦sāf ‚sis·təm]

(engineering)

A system designed so that failure of power, control circuits, structural members, or other components will not endanger people operating the system or other people in the vicinity.

fail-safe system

A building system designed so that its failure (or the failure of any part of the system) will not endanger those people operating the system or those people in its vicinity.

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