(idiomatic) Certainly; by all means; as a matter of importance

Inevitably.

Describing a form of examination etc in which the student either passes or fails, without receiving a specific mark or grade.

A device, mechanism or measure designed to make something fail-safe.

That does not cause undue damage in the event of failure. / Designed to shut off for safety if an emergency occurs.

To compensate automatically, in the event of a failure. / To make a device or mechanism fail-safe, or to add a fail-safe device or mechanism to an existing system.

Of a device: such that, if it fails, it does so in a way that will cause little or no harm to other devices and personnel.

(computing) To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.

(military) In nuclear weapons strategy: encouraging deterrence by guaranteeing an immediate, automatic, and overwhelming response to an attack, even if the command-and-control infrastructure has been damaged by the enemy's first strike.

plural of fail dyke