Definition of fail-safe
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: incorporating some feature for automatically counteracting the effect of an anticipated possible source of failure
2
: being or relating to a safeguard that prevents continuing on a bombing mission according to a preconceived plan
3
: having no chance of failure : infallibly problem-free
the little black dress … has consistently been the fail-safe solution for night — Vogue
fail-safe
nounDefinition of fail-safe (Entry 2 of 2)
: a device or measure that makes something fail-safe
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The first known use of fail-safe was in 1931
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