kill switch

See also: killswitch

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kill switch (plural kill switches)

  1. A security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.
    • 2022 July 11, Paris Marx, “The Uber Leak Exposes the Global War on Workers”, in Tribune‎:
      The company developed a ‘kill switch’ that would remotely encrypt its computers and devices if an office was raided by authorities.

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