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BS 4778-3.1:1991

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Quality vocabulary. Availability, reliability and maintainability terms Guide to concepts and related definitions

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-1991

£232.00
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Summarise this standard

Complements and extends the internationally agreed definitions contained in Section 3.2 by providing conceptual explanations of many of these terms and by including additional terms.

Committee
DS/1
DevelopmentNote
Together with BS 4778-1(1987), BS 4778-2(1991) and BS 4778-3.2(1991), it supersedes BS 4778-2(1979) Supersedes 90/97333 DC (01/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Part of BS 4778 gives guidance on concepts and defines terms used in the disciplines of availability, reliability and maintainability (ARM). Its object is to assist understanding and communication in these fields.

NOTE 1 The acronym ARM is used in this document to avoid making the text cumbersome; its use has no other significance and other acronyms such as RAM or R and M could equally serve the purpose.

NOTE 2 The titles of publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

£232.00
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