prevention of recurrence; measures to prevent something from happening again
Used in formal and technical contexts, such as business, medicine, and safety, to refer to steps taken to ensure a problem does not recur.
We are considering measures to prevent a recurrence of the accident.
We revised the manual to prevent recurrence.
The company is working to prevent the accident from happening again.
The factory implemented measures to prevent the problem from recurring.
We aim to prevent similar trouble from happening again.
The hospital is working on preventing medical errors from happening again.