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IMPAIRMENT DEPENDABILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- impairment to dependability
1, record 1, English, impairment%20to%20dependability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An undesired—but not in principle unexpected—circumstance, causing or resulting from a lack of dependability, including faults, errors and failures. 2, record 1, English, - impairment%20to%20dependability
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impairment to dependability : designation usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - impairment%20to%20dependability
Record 1, Key term(s)
- impairments to dependability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entrave à la sûreté de fonctionnement
1, record 1, French, entrave%20%C3%A0%20la%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20de%20fonctionnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
entraves à la sûreté de fonctionnement : Circonstances indésirables, mais non inattendues, causes ou résultats de la non-sûreté de fonctionnement[, notamment des] fautes, [des] erreurs [et des] défaillances. [Définition reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 1, record 1, French, - entrave%20%C3%A0%20la%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20de%20fonctionnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
entrave à la sûreté de fonctionnement : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - entrave%20%C3%A0%20la%20s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20de%20fonctionnement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- entraves à la sûreté de fonctionnement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- deterioro de la fiabilidad
1, record 1, Spanish, deterioro%20de%20la%20fiabilidad
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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