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Term of the Road Dictionary

reliability

Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
Theme : Operations Asset Management and Maintenance Asset Management
Definition : Ability of an item to perform a required function under given conditions for a given time interval. Note: the term "reliability" is also used as a measure of reliability performance and may also be defined as a probability [EN 13306].

Zuverlässigkeit

Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
Theme : Betrieb Erhaltung und Instandhaltung (syn. Asset management AT) Erhaltung
Definition : Fähigkeit einer Einheit, eine geforderte Funktion unter gegebenen Bedingungen für ein gegebenes Zeitintervall zu erfüllen. Anmerkung: der Begriff ''Zuverlässigkeit'' wird auch als Meßgröße für den Grad der Zuverlässigkeit verwendet und kann auch als Wahrscheinlichkeit definiert werden [EN 13306].