the trait of being dependable or reliable.
The degree to which a product is operable and capable of performing its required function at any randomly chosen time during its specified operating time, provided that the product is available at the start of that period. (Nonoperation related influences are not included.) Dependability can be expressed by the ratio: time available divided by (time available + time required).
A measure of how consistent the results obtained in an assessment are in a criterion-referenced evaluation; consistency of decisions in relation to prespecified standards (see Reliability).
A facet of reliability that relates to the degree of certainty that a system or component will operate correctly.
collective term used to describe the availability performance and its influencing factors: reliability performance, maintainability performance, and maintenance-support performance
The totality of characteristics related to the availability performance and its influencing factors: reliability, maintainability, and support.
Dependability is the reliability of a person to others because of his integrity, truthfulness and trustfullness, traits that can encourage someone to depend on him.