"tombstone engineering" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tombstone engineering (uncountable)
  1. The practice of letting accidents or failures (perhaps occasioning death, but not necessarily) identify engineering problems. Tags: uncountable
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  2. 2005, Safe Skies International Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-tombstone_engineering-en-noun-Q74xjtVx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63

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