availability
n.
obtainability, accessibility, attainability
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.
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availability
Noun
1. the quality of being at hand when needed
(synonym) handiness, accessibility, availableness
(antonym) inaccessibility, unavailability
(hypernym) convenience
(hyponym) command
(attribute) accessible
Availability
(n.)
The quality of being available; availableness.
(n.)
That which is available.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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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.