dependable
There have been dramatic improvements in service quality and dependability.
We've had some complications with the dependability of the system.
The tanker gives the air force more capability, flexibility and dependability.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Loyal, faithful & dependable
a safe pair of handsidiom
allegiance
audaciously
be as good as your wordidiom
be here for someoneidiom
be there for someoneidiom
committed
faithful
faithfully
faithfulness
fealty
fidelity
fiduciary
reliable
reliably
self
stalwart
stalwartly
undependable
unto thine own self be trueidiom

Examples of dependability

dependability
On the other hand, structural redundancy might improve system dependability.
So will the municipal government's capacities for enforcement and information-gathering, and ultimately the dependability of urban environmental policy.
Dependability is one of the important properties in safetycritical applications.
A big hear t was associated with bravery and dependability, whereas a small hear t was unreliable, timid, even cowardly.
The qualities of an ideal oral contraceptive are dependability, ease of use and freedom from side effects.
Other disadvantages are the limited scalability and the costs of dependability.
However, this flexibility can have a strong impact on dependability.
This construct represents the extent of emotional closeness and dependability, support, and clear communication among families.
These guarantees are phrased in terms of design goals or agent metrics: transparency, selfawareness, agent dependability, fault tolerance, obedience and capability for local treatment.
Neither presentation nor briefness is significant in this description of the instrument, the gravity chronometer's regularity and dependability are the crucial elements.
It was found that some committee members questioned its dependability and applicability.
It was found that the dependability of analytic scores averaged across six tasks and double ratings was acceptable for both operational and practice settings.
Model-based faulttolerant control is a cheaper way to enhance the dependability of systems than traditional methods based on physical redundancy.
Finally, all policies have been implemented in ways that reenforce their dependability.
The widespread use of one of these protocols will depend obviously on commercial interests but also on their efficiency in transmitting various types of data and on their dependability characteristics.
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