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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReliability
/rɪˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well.
"The reliability of the new machinery has significantly reduced production downtime."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'rely', which comes from Old French 'relier' (to fasten, bind, rally), ultimately stemming from Latin 'religare'. During the 19th century, the suffix '-ability' was added to form the modern noun denoting the quality of being trustworthy or dependable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reliability" is said worldwide
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confiabilidade
Transliteration: confiabilidade
"Precisamos melhorar a confiabilidade do nosso software."
विश्वसनीयता
Transliteration: vishwasniyata
"इस मशीन की विश्वसनीयता बहुत अच्छी है।"
可靠性
Transliteration: kěkǎoxìng
"这种新设备的可靠性得到了验证。"
신뢰성
Transliteration: sin-noeseong
"이 데이터의 신뢰성이 매우 높습니다."
信頼性
Transliteration: shinraisē
"その製品の信頼性は業界で高く評価されています。"
fiabilité
Transliteration: fiabilité
"La fiabilité de cette voiture est reconnue par tous."
Zuverlässigkeit
Transliteration: Zuverlässigkeit
"Die Zuverlässigkeit des neuen Systems wurde getestet."
affidabilità
Transliteration: affidabilità
"Apprezzo molto l'affidabilità dei miei collaboratori."
fiabilidad
Transliteration: fiabilidad
"La fiabilidad de los datos es fundamental para la investigación."
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