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Kill switch

A kill switch, also known more formally as an emergency brake, emergency stop (E-stop), emergency off (EMO), or emergency power off (EPO), is a safety mechanism used to shut off machinery in an emergency, when it cannot be shut down in the usual manner. Unlike a normal shut-down switch or shut-down procedure, which shuts down all systems in order and…

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Industry
Automotive, boating, energy, engineering, entertainment
Classification
Mechanical component
Powered
Varies, some mechanical

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Kill switch

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples32
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

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Kill switch

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related to Smartphones · 7
Kill switch → California, From, In, LTE, PinePhone, There, Wi-Fi
see also · 5
Kill switch → Battleshort, Device, Emergency, Internet, Single
related to Software · 4
Kill switch → By, It, There, WannaCry
related to Anti-theft · 3
Kill switch → Kill, Such, This
related to Exercise machines · 3
Kill switch → If, In, Treadmills
related to Nuclear power plants · 2
Kill switch → It, SCRAM
Classification · 1
Kill switch → Mechanical component
Industry · 1
Kill switch → Automotive, boating, energy, engineering, entertainment
Powered · 1
Kill switch → Varies, some mechanical
is a · 1
Kill switch → security feature that allows the phone's owner to remotely render the smartphone inoperable if it is lost or stolen

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switch kill stop emergency used switches button machine safety machinery engine operator also control device industrial often normal operation power

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Kill switchClassificationMechanical component1.00infobox
Kill switchIndustryAutomotive, boating, energy, engineering, entertainment1.00infobox
Kill switchPoweredVaries, some mechanical1.00infobox
Kill switchis asecurity feature that allows the phone's owner to remotely render the smartphone inoperable if it is lost or stolen0.90text
in the WannaCry ransomware attack.There is a debate about implementing kill switches in robotsinstance ofIt can also refer to kill switches for the stopping of malware0.80text
advanced artificial intelligence systems.In AIGoogle started to work on a hardware kill switch for AI in 2016instance ofIt can also refer to kill switches for the stopping of malware0.80text
a pull-cord switchinstance ofand who then must activate the emergency stop function by pressing the emergency stop button or activating another emergency stop device0.80text
Kill switchrelated to Anti-theftKill0.60section
Kill switchrelated to Anti-theftSuch0.60section
Kill switchrelated to Anti-theftThis0.60section
Kill switchrelated to Exercise machinesTreadmills0.60section
Kill switchrelated to Exercise machinesIf0.60section

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