dead man's switch
nounDefinitions
A switch that ensures a fail-safe condition by automatically triggering an action (for…
A switch that ensures a fail-safe condition by automatically triggering an action (for instance, to stop a machine or vehicle) if a specified input from the operator is not made or is altered.
- Holonyms: device, machine
- This seat is equipped with a dead man's switch. As the theory goes, "if the driver stops sitting, the machine is quitting."
- P.S. What about using a disc collection with a specific weight as a dead man's switch? Or making up a new format out of rare, esoteric, or even thaumaturgical materials, and using the anomaly to duplicate them? Or...
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