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IMPAIRMENT DEPENDABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • IT Security
DEF

An undesired—but not in principle unexpected—circumstance, causing or resulting from a lack of dependability, including faults, errors and failures.

OBS

impairment to dependability : designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • impairments to dependability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Sécurité des TI
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.]

OBS

entrave à la sûreté de fonctionnement : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • entraves à la sûreté de fonctionnement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Seguridad de IT
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