"dead man's switch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dead man's switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dead man's switch (plural dead man's switches)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: dead man's switch Synonyms: Driver's Safety Device, DSD (english: official UK railway term), dead man's trigger, dead man's pedal, dead man's handle, dead man's control, dead man's brake, kill switch, vigilance control, live-man switch Translations (dead man's switch): gizaki hilaren gailu (Basque), 失能开关 (shīnéng kāiguān) (Chinese Mandarin), dødemandsknap [common-gender] (Danish), dodemansknop [masculine] (Dutch), kuolleen miehen kytkin (Finnish), homme-mort [masculine] (French), Totmannschalter [masculine] (German), Totmanneinrichtung [feminine] (German), uomo morto [masculine] (Italian), デッドマン装置 (deddoman sōchi) (Japanese), 데드맨 장치 (dedeumaen jangchi) (Korean), czuwak [masculine] (Polish), homem-morto (Portuguese), hombre muerto [masculine] (Spanish), dödmansgrepp [neuter] (Swedish)

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