safety-critical

adjective

Of a system: capable of causing serious injury or damage if it fails or malfunctions.

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Meanings

adjectivesafety-critical (comparative more safety-critical, superlative most safety-critical)

comparative more safety-critical · superlative most safety-critical

  1. Of a system: capable of causing serious injury or damage if it fails or malfunctions.
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    In a statement, the company said: "Our colleagues in Product Introduction, Test and Validation and at our train production site are on controlled 'standby' with a number of safety-critical, warehouse, production and security colleagues working in person at the factory, allowing us to restart production at short notice."

    2020 April 8, “Network News: UK train production stops but depots remain open for servicing”, in Rail, page 12
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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