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kill switches

kill switches is the plural of kill switch.

Meaning of kill switch

Noun

kill switch (plural kill switches)

  1. A security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.
    • The company developed a ‘kill switch’ that would remotely encrypt its computers and devices if an office was raided by authorities.2022 July 11, Paris Marx, “The Uber Leak Exposes the Global War on Workers”, in Tribune

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Questions about kill switches

What is kill switches the plural of?
Kill switches is the plural of kill switch.

Words near kill switches in the dictionary

  1. kill stealing
  2. kill steals
  3. kill stole
  4. kill stolen
  5. kill switch
  6. kill switches
  7. kill team
  8. kill teams
  9. kill the fatted calf
  10. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
  11. kill the messenger

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