Dependability

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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ability to perform as and when required (note 1: includes availability, reliability, recoverability, maintainability, and maintenance support performance, and, in some cases, other characteristics such as durability, safety and security. Note 2: used as a collective term for the time-related quality characteristics of an item).

Classifications

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Entity Type

Capability75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

6 surface forms

synonym: dependablenessreliabilityreliableness
plural: Dependabilities
possessive: Dependability's
pluralpossessive: Dependabilities'

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