GAU

(Anglais)

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, masculine) initialism of größter anzunehmender Unfall (“worst possible or foreseeable accident”): the worst possible accident considered for controlling, engineering, or planning when designing something such as a nuclear or industrial plant
2. (figuratively, masculine) worst case scenario

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡaʊ̯/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Calque of English maximum credible accident.

Synonymes

Katastrophe

Desaster

Debakel

Fiasko

Traductions

DBA

maximum credible accident

MCA

design basis accident

máximo accidente previsible