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1Fail-fast — is a property of a system or module with respect to its response to failures. A fail fast system is designed to immediately report at its interface any failure or condition that is likely to lead to failure. Fail fast systems are usually designed …
2fail safe — To revert to a safe condition in the event of failure • • • Main Entry: ↑fail * * * fail safe «FAYL SAYF», adjective, verb, safed, saf|ing. or failed , fail|ing . –adj. 1. having a …
3Fail-safe — or fail secure describes a device or feature which, in the event of failure, responds in a way that will cause no harm or at least a minimum of harm to other devices or danger to personnel. Definitions*“A device that will provide its intended… …
4fail — early 13c., from O.Fr. falir (11c., Mod.Fr. faillir) be lacking, miss, not succeed, from V.L. *fallire, from L. fallere to trip, cause to fall; figuratively to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, elude; fail, be lacking or defective. Related: Failed;… …
5fail-safe — I noun a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction • Hypernyms: ↑mechanism II adjective 1. guaranteed not to fail a fail safe recipe for cheese souffle • Similar to: ↑secure …
6Fail-safe (disambiguation) — A fail safe describes a device which, if or when it fails, will cause a minimum of harm.Fail safe may also refer to:* Fail Safe (novel), a 1962 novel about an accidental sortie of American nuclear bombers against the USSR ** Fail Safe (film), a… …
7fail-secure — adjective A device which, if (or when) it fails, does so in a way that will cause no harm or at least a minimum of harm to other devices or danger to personnel, and doesnt cause the system to be insecure. See Also: fail safe …
8fail-safe — 1. adjective Something which doesnt cause undue damage, in the event of failure. The system is failsafe, because everything is backed up automatically. 2. noun A fail safe device or mechanism. 3. verb To compensate automatically, in the event of… …
9Fianna Fáil — Infobox Irish Political Party party name = Fianna Fáil party articletitle = Fianna Fáil party leader = Brian Cowen deputy leader = foundation = 23 March 1926 ideology = Irish republicanism, Liberal conservatism [ [http://www.parties and elections …
10Too Big to Fail policy — The Too Big to Fail policy is the idea that in banking regulation the largest and most powerful banks are too big to (let) fail. This can either mean that it might encourage recklessness since the government would pick up the pieces in the event… …
