guardrail

Noun

guardrail (plural guardrails)

1. A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.

   Synonyms:

   guard railing, guide board, guide rail, side rail

   1. (Canada, US) A strengthened barrier installed on the sides of a (usually major) road to keep vehicles on the highway and reduce the risk and/or impact of crashes.
2. (broadly, figuratively) Any barrier designed to prevent accidents or mistakes.
   • Set guardrails on Visual Studio Live Share
     We’ve heard from Live Share users that they want to use Live Share in their organization, but without controls to prevent individuals from outside their company domain joining Live Share sessions, they’re blocked. We are excited that this and many other...2022 August 17, Carolina Uribe-Gosselin, Live Share: Enterprise Policies are here!
   • Some worry that releasing open-source generative A.I. models without guardrails could provoke a backlash among regulators and the general public that could damage the entire industry.2022 October 21, Kevin Roose, “A Coming-Out Party for Generative A.I., Silicon Valley’s New Craze”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
3. Synonym of check rail.

   Synonyms:

   check rail