Robustness/Reliability/Life/Durability

Danger Phoenix

Danger Phoenix

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I am working on an assignment for my course, and I was wondering if people could give me their opinions on what the following words mean to people:

1) Robustness
2) Reliability
3) Life
4) Durability

I am going to be discussing this with respect to a product life cycle and where each term would apply. I would like to be able to talk about what the public's views are :)
 
Robustness - If you drop it down the stairs it won't snap
Reliability - It will still work after the aforementioned accident, and will work for a long time
Life - The lifetime of the product would depend on the product, electronics - 5 years, house - 100 years
Durability - Constantly prodding buttons wouldn't affect it, you sould be able to use it how it is supposed to be used without bits wearing out prematurely.

They were just the first things that came to mind. :)
 
Amp34 said:
Robustness - If you drop it down the stairs it won't snap
Reliability - It will still work after the aforementioned accident, and will work for a long time
Life - The lifetime of the product would depend on the product, electronics - 5 years, house - 100 years
Durability - Constantly prodding buttons wouldn't affect it, you sould be able to use it how it is supposed to be used without bits wearing out prematurely.

They were just the first things that came to mind. :)
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Brilliant, that is exactly the sort of information I was after. Now it would be great if more people could do something similar please :)
 
Amp34 said:
Robustness - If you drop it down the stairs it won't snap
Reliability - It will still work after the aforementioned accident, and will work for a long time
Life - The lifetime of the product would depend on the product, electronics - 5 years, house - 100 years
Durability - Constantly prodding buttons wouldn't affect it, you sould be able to use it how it is supposed to be used without bits wearing out prematurely.

They were just the first things that came to mind. :)
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That's exactly what I would have said also

- PEa0n
 
Amp34 said:
Robustness - If you drop it down the stairs it won't snap
Reliability - It will still work after the aforementioned accident, and will work for a long time
Life - The lifetime of the product would depend on the product, electronics - 5 years, house - 100 years
Durability - Constantly prodding buttons wouldn't affect it, you sould be able to use it how it is supposed to be used without bits wearing out prematurely.

They were just the first things that came to mind. :)
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Agreed on all them.
 
1) Robustness - Can drop it or throw it against a wall and it won't break.
2) Reliability - Doesnt break down often if ever.
3) Life - (In this case) What the item in questions life expectancy is.
4) Durability - How it withstands certain conditions, Heat/Cold/Water/Dry etc etc
 
Danger Phoenix said:
1) Robustness
2) Reliability
3) Life
4) Durability
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All have opposite meanings.

Robustness - can be either very tough, or relatively flimsy.

Reliability - Something is reliable or it is not.

Life - What comes after birth but before death.

Durability - Again, something can be durable / tough / long lasting, equally is can be the opposite.

Just done a 15 hour night shift so my brain may be a bit slow on this one, but the above is what came to mind. :)
 
1) Robustness - ability to withstand abuse
2) Reliability - ability to work and keep working, and not break down
3) Life - needs a certain context to answer this one
4) Durability - ability to withstand wear and tear
 
1) Robustness - Won't get damaged or worn in normal useage
2) Reliability - Doesn't glitch, shut down, stop, or hassle me with problems
3) Life - Lasts as long as I expect it to last, if not more.
4) Durability - Withstands operating conditions outside of its specifications briefly, without failure
 
1) Robustness - something that will withstand more than normal loads and stresses
2) Reliability - Something that you would not bring a spare for, or worry about
3) Life - a reasonable time for the expenditure and usage
4) Durability - how well it withstands normal use.
 
robustness - ability to work outside normal operating conditions
Reliability - the ability to work the same every time
life - length of time before it stops working effectively
durability - how well it stands up to normal use over time

thats my take on it

depends on what your evaluating though, you wouldn't use the same criteria in the same way to evaluate a computer program as you would a car.
 
gurdas said:
LOL, are you serious? What kind of establishment will accept references from a user forum?
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I am not using this thread as a credible source, but I want to compare consumer interpretations to what the literature states, so I need to show I have done at least some research on the consumer side. The only way I can show this is by referencing this thread... I can't see anything wrong with that :confused:


Vasquez said:
depends on what your evaluating though, you wouldn't use the same criteria in the same way to evaluate a computer program as you would a car.
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My course is based around Engineering, so in your example, this would be for a car :)
 
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