belt-and-suspenders
Overly cautious approach
Belt-and-suspenders describes an approach that uses two safeguards where one would suffice—like wearing both a belt and suspenders to hold up your pants.
The phrase usually modifies nouns: a belt-and-suspenders strategy, a belt-and-suspenders approach to security.
It can suggest prudent redundancy or excessive caution, depending on context.
Stored duplicate for recovery
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
- double-checkVerify a second time
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- contingencyUncertain possible event
fallback · redundant · precaution · insurance · fail-safe · secondary · duplicate · parallel
Ability to withstand malfunctions
- overengineeredDesigned beyond necessary requirements
- robustStrong and durable
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- failoverAutomatic backup system activation
mission-critical · aviation · nuclear · aerospace · reliability · uptime · RAID · mirroring
Standardized reusable text
- severabilitySeparable contract clause doctrine
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- warrantyFormal repair promise
- disclaimerStatement denying responsibility
coverage · compliance · documentation · verification · cross-reference · certification · attestation · notarized
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
- double-checkVerify a second time
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
contingency · fallback · redundant · precaution · insurance · fail-safe · secondary · duplicate · parallel · reserve
fault-tolerance
Ability to withstand malfunctions
- overengineeredDesigned beyond necessary requirements
- robustStrong and durable
- resilientAble to recover quickly
failover · mission-critical · aviation · nuclear · aerospace · reliability · uptime · RAID · mirroring · checksums
boilerplate
Standardized reusable text
- severabilitySeparable contract clause doctrine
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- warrantyFormal repair promise
disclaimer · coverage · compliance · documentation · verification · cross-reference · certification · attestation · notarized · witnessed
belt-and-suspendersreckless
Carelessly ignoring danger
careless · risky · unprotected · devil-may-care · cavalier
belt-and-suspenderslean
Lacking fat; incline
stripped-down · no-frills · minimalist · efficient · spartan
belts, belted, belting, suspender, suspenders, suspend, suspends, suspended, suspending