fail open (English, verb)
expansion: fail open (third-person singular simple present fails open, present participle failing open, simple past and past participle failed open)
Senses:
glosses: Of an access control system: to automatically let all traffic through in the case of a failure. For example, an emergency door unlocking in the event of a power outage.
Forms:
form: fails open
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: failing open
tags: participle
present
form: failed open
tags: participle
past
form: failed open
tags: past