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fail-safe 
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(TTS Sound)Overview of noun fail-safe
The noun fail-safe has 1 sense
- fail-safe -- (a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction)
Overview of adj fail-safe
The adj fail-safe has 2 senses
- fail-safe -- (guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle")
- fail-safe -- (eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident")