Definitions for "Recoverability"
Keywords:  error, despite, ability, once, former
The ability of the user to take corrective action once an error has been recognized .
The ability of a species to return to its former status once conditions return.
The ability of a software system to continue operating despite the presence of errors.
The ease and speed with which the information system can be restored after an interruption.
Attributes of software that bear on the capability to re-establish its level of performance and recover the data directly affected in case of a failure and on the time and effort needed for it. (ISO 9126: 1991, A.2.2.3)