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Dead man's switch

A dead man's switch is a switch that is designed to be activated or deactivated if the human operator becomes incapacitated, such as through abandonment, drowsiness, loss of consciousness, death, or being bodily removed from control. Originally applied to switches on a vehicle or machine, it has since come to be used to describe other intangible uses, as…

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Dead man's switch

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples66
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
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Dead man's switch

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related to background · 17
Dead man's switch → According, Automatic, Birney One-Man Safety, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Car, For, In, Interest, Manhattan, New York City Subway, North America, PCC, The, The Malbone Street Wreck, This, US, With
related to Key switches · 7
Dead man's switch → If, In, It, On, Should, Some, This
related to Software · 7
Dead man's switch → An, Google's Inactive Account Manager, GPS-enabled, Instead, Software, Some, The
related to Spacecraft · 7
Dead man's switch → If, It, Many, System, The, Voyager, While
related to Altimeter switches · 6
Dead man's switch → Once, Special Weapons Emergency Separation, Strategic Air Command, SWESS, System, The
related to Seat switches · 3
Dead man's switch → On, Seat, The
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Dead man's switch → switch that is designed to be activated or deactivated if the human operator becomes incapacitated
related to Blackmail · 1
Dead man's switch → The
related to Handle · 1
Dead man's switch → Many

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switch dead man's used system handle control device operator switches also pedal driver user stop train machine vehicle controls power

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Dead man's switchis aswitch that is designed to be activated or deactivated if the human operator becomes incapacitated0.90text
sawsinstance oftypically those that rotate or have blades0.80text
drillsinstance oftypically those that rotate or have blades0.80text
snow blowersinstance oftypically those that rotate or have blades0.80text
lawn mowersinstance oftypically those that rotate or have blades0.80text
boatsinstance ofSeat switches can also be used to keep small children from even starting the vehicle since they would not weigh enough to completely hold down a switch adjusted to an adolescent…0.80text
personal watercraftinstance ofSeat switches can also be used to keep small children from even starting the vehicle since they would not weigh enough to completely hold down a switch adjusted to an adolescent…0.80text
snowmobilesinstance ofSeat switches can also be used to keep small children from even starting the vehicle since they would not weigh enough to completely hold down a switch adjusted to an adolescent…0.80text
and on the control panel of many amusement ridesinstance ofSeat switches can also be used to keep small children from even starting the vehicle since they would not weigh enough to completely hold down a switch adjusted to an adolescent…0.80text
the user or operator has a cord or lanyard attached to their wrist or life jacketinstance ofSeat switches can also be used to keep small children from even starting the vehicle since they would not weigh enough to completely hold down a switch adjusted to an adolescent…0.80text
that is in turn attached to a key mounted on the dead man's switchinstance ofSeat switches can also be used to keep small children from even starting the vehicle since they would not weigh enough to completely hold down a switch adjusted to an adolescent…0.80text
boatsinstance ofKey switchesOn recreational vehicles0.80text

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