Usually means: Safety mechanism activated by inactivity.
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  1. dead man's switch: Wiktionary
  2. Dead Man's Switch (The Outer Limits), Dead Man's Switch (audio drama), Dead-man's switch, Dead man's switch, Dead man's switch (disambiguation), Dead mans switch: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dead Man's Switch: Encyclopedia

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  1. dead man's switch: Wordcraft Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (dead man's switch)

noun:  A switch that automatically triggers an action (for instance, to stop a machine or vehicle) if a specified input from the operator is not made or is altered.


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