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.

Examples

“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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