Reliability, reliable, or unreliable may refer to:
Science, technology, and mathematics
Computing
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Data reliability (disambiguation) The term data reliability may refer to:
*Reliability (statistics), the overall consistency of a measure
*Data integrity, the maintenance of, and the assurance of the accuracy and consistency of, data over its entire life-cycle
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, a property of some disk arrays in computer storage
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Reliability (computer networking)
In computer networking, a reliable protocol is a communication protocol that notifies the sender whether or not the delivery of data to intended recipients was successful. Reliability is a synonym for assurance, which is the term used by the I ...
, a category used to describe protocols
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Reliability (semiconductor)
Reliability of a semiconductor device is the ability of the device to perform its intended function during the life of the device in the field.
There are multiple considerations that need to be accounted for when developing reliable semiconducto ...
, outline of semiconductor device reliability drivers
Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics
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Reliability (statistics)
In statistics and psychometrics, reliability is the overall consistency of a measure. A measure is said to have a high reliability if it produces similar results under consistent conditions:It is the characteristic of a set of test scores that ...
, the overall consistency of a measure
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Reliability engineering
Reliability engineering is a sub-discipline of systems engineering that emphasizes the ability of equipment to function without failure. Reliability is defined as the probability that a product, system, or service will perform its intended functi ...
, concerned with the ability of a system or component to perform its required functions under stated conditions for a specified time
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Human reliability
In the field of human factors and ergonomics, human reliability (also known as human performance or HU) is the probability that a human performs a task to a sufficient standard. Reliability of humans can be affected by many factors such as age, ...
in engineered systems
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Reliability theory
Reliability engineering is a sub-discipline of systems engineering that emphasizes the ability of equipment to function without failure. Reliability is defined as the probability that a product, system, or service will perform its intended funct ...
, as a theoretical concept, to explain biological aging and species longevity
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Reliabilism
Reliabilism, a category of theories in the philosophical discipline of epistemology, has been advanced as a theory both of justification and of knowledge. Process reliabilism has been used as an argument against philosophical skepticism, such as ...
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Unreliable narrator
In literature, film, and other such arts, an unreliable narrator is a narrator who cannot be trusted, one whose credibility is compromised. They can be found in a wide range from children to mature characters. While unreliable narrators are al ...
, whose credibility has been seriously compromised
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Reliant (disambiguation)
Reliant may also refer to:
* Reliant Energy, an energy corporation from Houston, Texas, United States
* Reliant Motors, a defunct British car manufacturer
* Reliant Pharmaceuticals, now owned by GlaxoSmithKline
* Stinson Reliant, a utility and tr ...
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