Defensive design
Defensive design
Design practice that plans for contingencies.
No account needed. By playing, you confirm you're 13 or older and agree to the Terms of use.
No owners yet
Category: Empty
- 0 owners
- 0 copies
- 0 pulls
- Wishlisted
- 0
- In 0 albums
- On 0 showcases
- Market listings
- 0
Not sold on the market yet.
Readers' pathsAug 2026 – Oct 2026
Readers go next to
Share of the 1,447 clicks on its links
Poka-yoke
Process that helps an equipment operator avoid mistakes.
15%
Idiot-proof
Designed to be proof against misuse or error.
11%
Hostile architecture
Civic design intended to exclude certain populations.
10%
Worst-case scenario
Concept in risk management.
7.3%
Murphy's law
Adage that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
6.7%
BS 1363
Type of British AC power plug and socket.
4.5%
USB-C
24-pin USB connector system.
4.1%
Readers come from
Share of the 2,337 readers arriving from another article
Long-term nuclear waste warning messages
Messages to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories in the far future.
64%
Poka-yoke
Process that helps an equipment operator avoid mistakes.
13%
Hostile architecture
Civic design intended to exclude certain populations.
9.9%
Idiot-proof
Designed to be proof against misuse or error.
4.7%
Murphy's law
Adage that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
3.4%