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Availability Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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availability
<system> The degree to which a system suffers degradation or interruption in its service to the customer as a consequence of failures of one or more of its parts.
One of the components of RAS.
(2000-08-13)
<system> The degree to which a system suffers degradation or interruption in its service to the customer as a consequence of failures of one or more of its parts.
One of the components of RAS.
(2000-08-13)
Reliability, Availability, Serviceability
<system, design, hardware, software> (RAS) Three key attributes of a computing system design. See reliability, availability, and serviceability.
The term "RAS" is fairly common in the computing industry (particularly computers and storage) as computing becomes more fundamental. For example, a vehicle may depend on dozens of computers, and the consequences of the failure can be significant (e.g., an ambulance's engine won't start).
(2000-08-13)
Availability Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Availability
(n.)
The quality of being available; availableness.
(n.)
That which is available.
(n.)
The quality of being available; availableness.
(n.)
That which is available.
| WordNet 2.0 |
availability
Noun
1. the quality of being at hand when needed
(synonym) handiness, accessibility, availableness
(antonym) inaccessibility, unavailability
(hypernym) convenience
(hyponym) command
(attribute) accessible
Noun
1. the quality of being at hand when needed
(synonym) handiness, accessibility, availableness
(antonym) inaccessibility, unavailability
(hypernym) convenience
(hyponym) command
(attribute) accessible
| hEnglish - advanced version |
availability
availability
\a*vail`a*bil"i*ty\ (&?;), n.; pl. availabilities (&?;).
1. the quality of being available; availableness.
note: the word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of "mere availableness," or capability of success without regard to worthiness. he was nominated for his availability.
2. that which is available.
availability
n : the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: handiness, accessibility, availableness]
[ant: inaccessibility, inaccessibility]
similar words(1)
reliability, availability, serviceability
availability
\a*vail`a*bil"i*ty\ (&?;), n.; pl. availabilities (&?;).
1. the quality of being available; availableness.
note: the word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of "mere availableness," or capability of success without regard to worthiness. he was nominated for his availability.
2. that which is available.
availability
n : the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: handiness, accessibility, availableness]
[ant: inaccessibility, inaccessibility]
similar words(1)
reliability, availability, serviceability
Availability Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| European Central Bank Glossary |
availability
The criterion used to evaluate a payment or securities settlement system on the basis of its backup facilities and the possibility of switching over to them.
The criterion used to evaluate a payment or securities settlement system on the basis of its backup facilities and the possibility of switching over to them.
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Availability
The ability of a product to be in a state to perform its designated function under stated conditions at a given time.
The ability of a product to be in a state to perform its designated function under stated conditions at a given time.
Availability Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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availability
1. The degree to which a system, subsystem, or equipment is operable and in a committable state at the start of a mission, when the mission is called for at an unknown, i.e., a random, time. Note 1: The conditions determining operability and committability must be specified. (188 ) Note 2: Expressed mathematically, availability is 1 minus the unavailability. 2. The ratio of (a) the total time a functional unit is capable of being used during a given interval to (b) the length of the interval. Note 1: An example of availability is 100/168 if the unit is capable of being used for 100 hours in a week. Note 2: Typical availability objectives are specified in decimal fractions, such as 0.9998.
1. The degree to which a system, subsystem, or equipment is operable and in a committable state at the start of a mission, when the mission is called for at an unknown, i.e., a random, time. Note 1: The conditions determining operability and committability must be specified. (188 ) Note 2: Expressed mathematically, availability is 1 minus the unavailability. 2. The ratio of (a) the total time a functional unit is capable of being used during a given interval to (b) the length of the interval. Note 1: An example of availability is 100/168 if the unit is capable of being used for 100 hours in a week. Note 2: Typical availability objectives are specified in decimal fractions, such as 0.9998.
| Fishery Glossary |
Availability
The proportion of a stock which is susceptible to fishing. Fish become "available" to fisheries through migration and /or change of behavior (from pelagic to demersal). It an available section of a stock is sufficiently isolated from the rest of the stock, it could be considered a management unit and be managed as such.
The proportion of a stock which is susceptible to fishing. Fish become "available" to fisheries through migration and /or change of behavior (from pelagic to demersal). It an available section of a stock is sufficiently isolated from the rest of the stock, it could be considered a management unit and be managed as such.
Availability Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Availability Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Availability
- For the thermodynamic function availability, in the sense of available useful work, see exergy.
- For availability as a form of cognitive bias, see availability heuristic.
In telecommunications and reliability theory, the term availability has the following meanings:
1. The degree to which a system, subsystem, or equipment is operable and in a committable state at the start of a mission, when the mission is called for at an unknown, i.e., a random, time. Simply put, availability is the proportion of time a system is in a functioning condition.
1. The degree to which a system, subsystem, or equipment is operable and in a committable state at the start of a mission, when the mission is called for at an unknown, i.e., a random, time. Simply put, availability is the proportion of time a system is in a functioning condition.
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