fail-safing

A form of fail-safe — That does not cause undue damage in the event of failure.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fail-safe
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APA

fail-safing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail-safing

MLA

“fail-safing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail-safing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fail-safing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fail-safing.

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