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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=systems_engineering">systems engineering</a>, <b>dependability</b> is a measure of a system's <b>availability</b>, <b>reliability</b>, <b>maintainability</b>, and in some cases, other characteristics such as <b>durability</b>, <b>safety</b> and <b>security</b>.  In <a href="page.php?w=real-time_computing">real-time computing</a>, <b>dependability</b> is the ability to provide services that can be trusted within a time-period. The service guarantees must hold even when the system is subject to attacks or natural failures.</p><p>
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