# kill switch

> safety mechanism to quickly shut down a system in an emergency, when it cannot be shut down in the usual manner

**Wikidata**: [Q2001958](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2001958)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_switch)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kill-switch


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013