In systems engineering, dependability is a measure of a system`s availability, reliability, and its maintainability. This may also encompass mechanisms designed to increase and maintain the dependability of a system. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), via its Technical Committee TC 56 develops and maintains international standar.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependability
the collective term used to describe the availability performance and its influencing factors : reliability performance, maintainability performance and maintenance support performance NOTE - Dependability is used only for general descriptions in non-quantitative terms. Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=191-02-03