tagout

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noun

The affixing of a label to potentially dangerous machinery to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.

“lockout–tagout”

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Meanings

nountagout (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe affixing of a label to potentially dangerous machinery to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.

    lockout–tagout

    1 more example

    After lockout, don't forget tagout — you have to communicate to others what the status is.

Origin

Deverbal from tag out.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tagout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagout

MLA

“tagout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tagout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tagout.

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