Meaning of molly-guard | Babel Free

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A physical barrier to protect something from unwanted contact, especially a shield to prevent accidental tripping of an emergency shutdown or power switch.

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“There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.”

“The radial heat losses are minimized by the Molly Guard foil which establishes a linear temperature profile between the hot heater housing and the water cooled base plate.”

“1998 August 10, kensmark, “Vi versus Word. The pros and cons (or why does Vi remiond me of a bigger version of notepad?)”, rec.arts.sf.composition, Usenet, Therefore, we have many "molly guards," which are kludged covers that protect the on/off switch and keep you from hitting it by accident.”

“To include switch, cut-out and molly guard, you'll probably need to order at least two, probably three components.”

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