(programming) A design pattern used to detect failures and prevent them from constantly recurring.
(programming) A design pattern used to detect failures and prevent them from constantly recurring.
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(electricity) An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.
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A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit.
(British, electricity) A light switch with two pairs of two terminals, which can be switched between straight-through or swapped wiring. Typically used as part of a circuit to control a light or other device from three or more locations.
(computing, electronics) A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.
“Bet Gerald can't plug it in. Or flip the circuit breaker. Or pay the electric bill. Oh, wait ... i'm thinking of my 25 year old son who won't get out of my house. 😜”
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(chiefly, _, Singapore) Quarantine measures intended to prevent spread of pandemics, especially COVID-19.
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