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guardrail

noun
/ˈɡɑɹdˌɹeɪl/US

Etymology

From guard + rail.

  1. derived from regula
  2. derived from reille
  3. derived from regol
  4. derived from rail
  5. compounded as guardrail — “guard + rail”

Definitions

  1. A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.

  2. Any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes.

    • Some worry that releasing open-source generative A.I. models without guardrails could provoke a backlash among regulators and the general public that could damage the entire industry.

  3. Synonym of check rail.

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Derived

guardrailed

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for guardrail. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA