reliability

re·li·a·ble

 (rĭ-lī′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being relied on; dependable: a reliable assistant; a reliable car.

2. Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

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re·li′a·bil′i·ty, re·li′a·ble·ness n.

re·li′a·bly adv.

Synonyms: reliable, dependable, responsible, trustworthy, trusty
These adjectives mean worthy of reliance or trust: a reliable source of information; a dependable worker; a responsible babysitter; a trustworthy report; a trusty assistant.

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reliability

The ability of an item to perform a required function under stated conditions for a specified period of time.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Reliability/Unreliability

 

See Also: FIRMNESS, STEADINESS

1. (I found the almond trees as) dependable as the swallows of Capistrano, announcing another spring —Wallace Stegner
2. As reliable as the day following the night —Dorothea Straus
3. [A collection of art works] as spotty as a Dalmation and not half as beautiful —Manuela Hoelterhoff, on the new Wallace wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wall Street Journal, March 17, 1987
4. Consistent and productive as machines —Gay Gaer Luce
5. Dealing with Owen Roe was like walking across a bog. You never knew when the ground might give way under your feet —Julia O’Faolain
6. Dependable as a floating crap game —Harry Prince
7. Dependable as clockwork … —Anon
8. Dependable as daylight —Beryl Markham
9. A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last —Joseph Fort
10. Duty without responsibility is like pomp without power —Edward, Duke of Windsor
11. Fickle as a changeful dream —Sir Walter Scott
12. It [buying a house] was like joining a church because it committed me to spending every weekend I could get … to working on the place —George V. Higgins
13. (You’ve got) no more responsibility than a one-eyed jack rabbit —Elmer Kelton
14. Reliability’s like a string we can only see the middle of —William McFee
15. (About as) reliable as a Pravda editorial —Joseph Wambaugh
16. Reliable as a salary —Frank R. Stockton
17. Reliable as crystal balls, goat innards, and prayer —Harold Adams
18. Reliable as he was eccentric —Mark Twain
19. Reliable as reading tea leaves or the bumps on one’s head —Peter J. Bonacich, letter to editor of Discover, April, 1986
20. Responsibility rested upon him as lightly as the freckles on his nose —Alice Caldwell Hegan
21. Solid as tombstones —Helen Hudson
22. Wore, like a garment, an air of wholesome reliability —Mazo De La Roche
23. Would always be there … like some familiar landmark —Barbara Pym, The Sweet Dove Died

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

reliability - the quality of being dependable or reliable dependability, dependableness, reliableness responsibleness, responsibility - a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" solidity, solidness - the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope" infallibility - the quality of never making an error duplicability, reproducibility - the quality of being reproducible undependability, undependableness, unreliability, unreliableness - the trait of not being dependable or reliable

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Translations

إعْتِمادِيَّه، وُثوقِيَّه

spolehlivost

pålidelighed

BewährungReliabilitätZuverlässigkeit

αξιοπιστία

fiabilidadformalidad

fiabilité

áreiîanleiki

affidabilitàattendibilit...fidatezza

надёжность

güvenilirlik

可靠性

reliability

[rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N

1. (= dependability) [of person, firm] → seriedad f, formalidad f; [of car, method] → fiabilidad f
they have a reputation for good service and reliability → tienen fama de dar un buen servicio y ser formales

2. (= trustworthiness) [of facts] → verosimilitud f; [of information, figures, account] → fiabilidad f
we have doubts about the reliability of the results → dudamos de la fiabilidad de los resultados

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

reliability

[rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti] n

[employee, company] → sérieux m

[car, machine] → fiabilité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reliability

n → Zuverlässigkeit f; (of person also) → Verlässlichkeit f; (of firm, company) → Seriosität f, → Vertrauenswürdigkeit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

reliability

[rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → attendibilità, affidabilità, capacità, sicurezza; (of person) → serietà

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rely

(rəˈlai) : rely on verb

1. to depend on or need. The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me. maak staat يَعْتَمِد على разчитам contar com spoléhat na sich verlassen auf være afhængig af βασίζομαι, υπολογίζωcontar con toetuma متی بودن؛ وابسته بودن riippua compter sur לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי विश्वास करना uzdati se u, osloniti se na számít vkire, vmire tergantung reiða sig á contare su* 頼る 의지하다 priklausyti būt atkarīgam; paļauties bergantung vertrouwen op, zich verlaten opstole på, være avhengig av zdać się na زړه تړل.تكبه كول،اعتيار كول،باوركول contar com a conta pe зависеть spoliehať sa na zanašati se osloniti se vara beroende av อาศัย güvenmek, itimat etmek 依靠，仰賴 покладатися بھروسہ کرنا phụ thuộc 依靠

2. to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen). Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it. vertrou يَثِق، يَعْتَمِد разчитам confiar počítat (s) vertrauen auf stole på εμπιστεύομαι, βασίζομαι σε κπ. confiar en, contar con lootma اعتماد کردن luottaa compter sur לִסמוֹך עַל- निर्भर करना pouzdati se (meg)bízik vkiben, vmiben mempercayai treysta contare su* 当てにする 믿다 pasitikėti paļauties; ticēt mempercayai vertrouwen op, rekenen opstole påpolegać اعتماد کول confiar a conta pe; a se baza pe полагаться; доверять počítať (s) zanesti se pouzdati se lita på เชื่อใจ güvenmek, itimat etmek 信賴, 信任 довіряти انحصار کرنا tin tưởng 信赖, 信任

reˈliable (-ˈlai-) adjective

(negative unreliable) able to be trusted. Is he reliable?; Is this information reliable? betroubaar مَوْثوق بِه، يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْهِ надежден de confiança spolehlivý zuverlässig pålidelig αξιόπιστοςfiable, de confianza usaldatav قابل اطمینان luotettava fiableאמין विश्वास योग्य pouzdan, pouzdana osoba megbízható bisa dipercaya áreiðanlegur affidabile 信頼できる 믿을 수 있는 patikimas uzticams; drošs boleh dipercayai betrouwbaarpålitelig, til å stole pågodny zaufania, rzetelny دويساوړ، داعتمادوړ دډاډوړ، اعتبارى، باورى de confiança de încredere; sigur надёжный; достоверный spoľahlivý zanesljiv pouzdan pålitlig เชื่อถือได้ güvenilir 可信賴的 надійний; достовірний قابل اعتبار có thể tin tưởng 可信赖的

reˌliaˈbility noun

betroubaarheid إعْتِمادِيَّه، وُثوقِيَّه надеждност confiança spolehlivost die Zuverlässigkeit pålidelighed αξιοπιστίαfiabilidad usaldatavus اعتبار؛ قابلیت اطمینان luotettavuus sérieuxאמינות विश्वसनीयता pouzdanost megbízhatóság sifat bisa dipercaya áreiðanleiki affidabilità 信頼性 신뢰성 patikimumas uzticamība; paļāvība kebenaran betrouwbaarheidpålitelighet niezawodność, rzetelność ډاډه توب، باورى توب confiança trăinicie; siguranţă надежность; достоверность spoľahlivosť zanesljivost pouzdanost pålitlighet ความเชื่อถือ güvenilirlik 可靠性 надійність; достовірність اعتماد sự đáng tin tưởng 可靠性

reˈliably (-ˈlai-) adverb

from a reliable source; by a reliable person. I am reliably informed that the Prime Minister is going to resign. betroubaar بصورةٍ موثوقَه надеждно confiantemente spolehlivě zuverlässig pålideligt; fra en pålidelig kilde από αξιόπιστη πηγή por una fuente fiable, por medios fiables usaldusväärselt به طور قابل اعتماد luotettavasti de source sûre מִמָקור מְהֵימַן विश्वासपूर्वक, विश्वस्त रीति से pouzdano megbízható forrásból dari sumber yang dipercaya eftir áreiðanlegum heimildum (da fonte sicura) 確かに 신뢰할 수 있게 patikimai ticami; droši dari sumber yang boleh dipercayai betrouwbaarfra pålitelig hold wiarogodnie په اعتماد، په ډاډه زړه seguramente din sursă sigură достоверно spoľahlivý zanesljivo pouzdano tillförlitligt, vederhäftigt จากแหล่งที่เชื่อถือได้ emin olarak 可靠地 надійно قابل اعتماد طریقے سے đáng tin cậy 可靠地

reˈliance (-ˈlai-) noun

a country's reliance on aid from other countries; a child's reliance on its mother. afhanklikheid إعْتِماد، ثِقَه упование dependência spoléhání das Vertrauen afhængighed εξάρτησηdependencia sõltuvus اعتماد؛ دلگرمی riippuvaisuus dépendanceתלות जिस पर विश्वास किया जाए, निर्भर किया जाए, निर्भरता pouzdanje, oslonac bizalom ketergantungan það að vera háður/reiða sig á dipendenza, affidamento たより 의존 priklausomybė paļaušanās (uz kaut ko) kebergantungan afhankelijkheid avhengighet poleganie, zaufanie باور، اعتبار، تكيه، ويسا، ډاډ dependência sprijin доверие spoliehanie sa (na) odvisnost oslanjanje tillit, förtröstan ความพึ่งพา bağımlılık 依靠，仰賴 довіра, впевненість آسرا sự nhờ cậy 依靠

reˈliant adjective

afhanklik واثِق، مُعْتَمِد على доверчив dependente odkázaný, spoléhající se vertrauensvoll afhængig εξαρτώμενοςdependiente sõltuv متکی؛ اعتماد کننده riippuvainen dépendant, confiantתלוי भरोसा करने वाला koji se uzda (oslanja) bizalommal levő tergantung háður, sem reiðir sig á e-ð/e-n dipendente, fiducioso 信頼している 의지하고 있는 priklausomas paļāvīgs bergantung afhankelijkavhengigufny متکی dependente bazat pe уверенный; зависимый odkázaný, spoliehajúci sa odvisen zavisan tillits-, förtröstansfull น่าเชื่อถือ bağımlı, muhtaç 依靠的 упевнений پُر اعتماد đáng tin cậy 依靠的

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re·li·a·bil·i·ty

n. confiabilidad; calidad de confianza.

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reliability

n (device) fiabilidad f

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