Absperrmöglickeit
English translation: cutoff device
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| 5 | electrical lockout location |
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| 4 | cutoff facility |
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| 4 | shut off / cutoff device |
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| 4 | isolating valve |
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12 mins confidence: 
cutoff facility Explanation: Möglichkeit is of course possibility. But I don't think you need to use the word in this context. |
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13 mins confidence:
shut off / cutoff device Explanation: Absperrklappe f BAU flap, FERTIG Kunststoffinstallationen butterfly valve, HEIZ & KÄLTE butterfly damper, MASCHINEN, WASSERVERSORG shut-off valve Absperrvorrichtung f HEIZ & KÄLTE gegen Brandübertragung barrier, HYDRAUL Dampfzufuhr cutoff device, KER & GLAS shut-off Routledge |
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14 mins confidence:
electrical lockout location Explanation: hazardous (electric, pneumatic, hydraulic, etc) energies are controlled with lockouts. |
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11 hrs confidence:
isolating valve Explanation: This is again nuclear engineering terminology; leaks cannot be shut off, they can merely be isolated. I hate to say this, but the accepted answer is actually wrong. |
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