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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 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."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kill switch, switch, component, part
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
gizaki hilaren gailu
— dead man's switch
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Chinese Mandarin:
失能开关
(shīnéng kāiguān)
— dead man's switch
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Danish:
dødemandsknap
— dead man's switch
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Dutch:
dodemansknop
— dead man's switch
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Finnish:
kuolleen miehen kytkin
— dead man's switch
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French:
homme-mort
— dead man's switch
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German:
Totmannschalter
— dead man's switch
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German:
Totmanneinrichtung
— dead man's switch
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Italian:
uomo morto
— dead man's switch
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Japanese:
デッドマン装置
(deddoman sōchi)
— dead man's switch
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Korean:
데드맨 장치
(dedeumaen jangchi)
— dead man's switch
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Polish:
czuwak
— dead man's switch
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Portuguese:
homem-morto
— dead man's switch
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Spanish:
dispositivo de hombre muerto
— dead man's switch
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Spanish:
interruptor presencial
— dead man's switch
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Swedish:
dödmansgrepp
— dead man's switch
