dependability

measure of a system's ability to keep its functionality (may include availability, reliability, maintainability, maintenance support performance, and, in some cases, other associated characteristics)
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dependability

Summary

dependability ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • dependability is a type of measure[2].
  • dependability is a type of quality[3].
  • dependability comprises availability[4].
  • dependability comprises reliability[5].
  • dependability comprises maintainability[6].
  • dependability comprises durability[7].
  • dependability comprises safety[8].
  • dependability comprises security[9].
  • dependability's topic's main category is recorded as Q13349336[10].
  • dependability's partially coincident with is recorded as reliability, availability, maintainability and safety[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include measure[2] and quality[3].

Use and Application

Components include availability[4], a non-functional requirement[12]; reliability[5]; maintainability[6], a quality[13]; durability[7], a quality[14]; safety[8], a concept[15]; and security[9], a type of property[16].

Why It Matters

dependability ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[1] dependability has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] dependability is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Q13349336
    Subclass of measure, quality
    Partially coincident with reliability, availability, maintainability and safety
    Aliases
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 1629, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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