Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fail open

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
fail open
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of an access control system: to automatically let all traffic through in the case of a failure. For example, an emergency door unlocking in the event of a power outage.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

fails open (present, singular) failing open (participle, present) failed open (participle, past) failed open (past)

Questions

What does fail open mean?
Of an access control system: to automatically let all traffic through in the case of a failure. For example, an emergency door unlocking in the event of a power outage.

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