dead man's switch

English

Noun

dead man 's switch (plural dead man's switches)

A switch that automatically stops a machine or vehicle after a set period of inactivity from the operator.

Synonyms

Driver's Safety Device, DSD (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

Basque: gizaki hilaren gailu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 失能开关 (shīnéng kāiguān)
Danish: dødemandsknap c
Dutch: dodemansknop (nl) m
Finnish: kuolleen miehen kytkin
French: homme-mort (fr) m
German: Totmannschalter (de) m, Totmanneinrichtung f
Italian: uomo morto m
Japanese: デッドマン装置 (deddoman sōchi)
Korean: 데드맨 장치 (dedeumaen jangchi)
Polish: czuwak (pl) m
Portuguese: homem-morto
Spanish: hombre muerto m
Swedish: dödmansgrepp n

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