circuit breaker
A 'circuit breaker' can refer to various mechanisms in different fields, all designed to prevent damage or failure by interrupting a process or flow.
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Definition
B2Electrical Engineering
(technical)A switch that automatically stops the flow of electricity to protect against overloads or short circuits.
Example
- The circuit breaker tripped, cutting off power to prevent an electrical fire.
C1Finance
(technical)A mechanism that temporarily stops trading on financial markets to prevent extreme volatility.
Example
- The stock market hit a circuit breaker after a rapid drop in prices.
C1Programming
(technical)A design pattern that stops requests to a failing service to prevent cascading failures.
Example
- Implementing a circuit breaker helped stabilize the microservices architecture.
C1Public Health
(chiefly Singapore)Quarantine measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Example
- The government imposed a circuit breaker to control the COVID-19 outbreak.
Similar
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