fail-safe

Meaning

1. adjective That does not cause undue damage in the event of failure.

   The system is failsafe, because everything is backed up automatically.

2. adjective Designed to shut off for safety if an emergency occurs.
3. noun A device, mechanism or measure designed to make something fail-safe.
4. verb To compensate automatically, in the event of a failure.
5. verb To make a device or mechanism fail-safe, or to add a fail-safe device or mechanism to an existing system.

Similar words

secure safe failsafe bullet-proof safety security neglectproof nondestructive nondamaging undamaging

Word family

fail-safes