Safety Protocol

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A system's safety protocol is a function within a system (if a system is able) that (when situations arise, and the system and its mates are in trouble), the system itself attempts a last minute "hail Mary "or "saving grace"

if a system were to lose all or most of its mates, the safety protocol (dependent on the system, all systems are different, not all have this function) could be to preserve all or most of its members within a "holding cell" of some make until the time is safe to proceed as one would normally (without barriers- no blockades to cease normal functions)