tagout

tagout · noun — the affixing of a label to potentially dangerous machinery to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.

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Etymology

Deverbal from tag out.

noun

The affixing of a label to potentially dangerous machinery to indicate why it has been shut down. To avoid accidents, only the person who affixed the label is authorized to remove it and restart the machinery.e.g.“lockout–tagout”

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Words closest in meaning

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hangtag 53% match — A small information tag attached to clothing or an article of merchandise. vs tagout →
backtag 52% match — An identifying tag affixed to the back of an animal. vs tagout →
tagging 52% match — The act by which something is tagged. vs tagout →
mistag 52% match — To tag incorrectly; to mislabel. vs tagout →
tagged 52% match — Having a tag; labeled. vs tagout →
untag 50% match — To remove a tag from. vs tagout →
detag 50% match — To strip of a tag or tags; to remove the tags from. vs tagout →
taglock 49% match — An entangled lock, as of hair or wool. vs tagout →