fail-safe
معنی کامل و مثالها
/fāl´sāf´/adj.
● (در مورد سلاحهای اتمی یا نیروگاههای اتمی و غیره) خراب آسود، خراب ایمن، محافظدار
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the term 'fail' meaning to not succeed and 'safe' meaning free from harm or risk. First used in the 1950s in the context of the nuclear industry.
مثال
- The nuclear reactor has a fail-safe mechanism to prevent a meltdown.
- The elevator has a fail-safe system in case the cable breaks.
- The fail-safe in the system prevented a major catastrophe.
ترکیبهای رایج
Fail-safe mechanism Fail-safe system Fail-safe device Fail-safe design
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction
- guaranteed not to fail “a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle”
- 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”