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secure vs fail-safe

fail-safe vs secure

secure is not a noun while fail-safe is a noun.

secure and fail-safe both are adjectives.

secure is a verb but fail-safe is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
secure No Yes Yes No
fail-safe Yes Yes No No
secure (noun) fail-safe (noun)
a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction
secure (adjective) fail-safe (adjective)
free from fear or doubt; easy in mind eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction
free from danger or risk guaranteed not to fail
not likely to fail or give way
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
financially safe
secure (verb) fail-safe (verb)
make certain of
cause to be firmly attached
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
furnish with battens
get by special effort
assure payment of
Difference between secure and fail-safe

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