fail-safe system

fail-safe system

[′fāl ¦sāf ‚sis·təm] (engineering) A system designed so that failure of power, control circuits, structural members, or other components will not endanger people operating the system or other people in the vicinity.

fail-safe system

A building system designed so that its failure (or the failure of any part of the system) will not endanger those people operating the system or those people in its vicinity.

fail-safe system

A system used to minimize risk in case of a malfunction.