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English to English adjective satellite
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guaranteed not to fail |  | Example: a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle
source: wordnet30
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eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction | | Example: a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident
source: wordnet30 noun
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a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction | | source: wordnet30
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