FOOLPROOF
foolproof, unfailing
(adjective) not liable to failure; “a foolproof identification system”; “the unfailing sign of an amateur”; “an unfailing test”
goofproof, goof-proof, foolproof
(verb) proof against human misuse or error; “foolproof this appliance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
foolproof (comparative more foolproof, superlative most foolproof)
For a device: protected, or designed to be proof against misuse or error.
For an idea or plan: infallible, or bulletproof.
Verb
foolproof (third-person singular simple present foolproofs, present participle foolproofing, simple past and past participle foolproofed)
(transitive) To make foolproof.
We foolproofed the operations.
Source: Wiktionary
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