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Durability, the Glossary

Durability is the ability of a physical product to remain functional, without requiring excessive maintenance or repair, when faced with the challenges of normal operation over its design lifetime.^[1]

32 relations: Availability, Chemically strengthened glass, Consumables, Design life, Disposable product, Durable good, Durable medical equipment, Durable water repellent, Economics, Fatigue (material), Fireproofing, Interchangeable parts, Maintainability, Maintenance, Polymer degradation, Product (business), Product lifetime, Product stewardship, Radiation hardening, Regenerative design, Repairability, Residual stress, Rot-proof, Rustproofing, Sale of Goods Act 1979, Service life, Superfest, Sustainable consumption, Throw-away society, Toughness, Waste minimisation, Waterproofing.

Availability

In reliability engineering, the term availability has the following meanings.

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Chemically strengthened glass

Chemically strengthened glass is a type of glass that has increased strength as a result of a post-production chemical process.

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Consumables

Consumables (also known as consumable goods, non-durable goods, or soft goods) are goods that are intended to be consumed.

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Design life

The design life of a component or product is the period of time during which the item is expected by its designers to work within its specified parameters; in other words, the life expectancy of the item.

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Disposable product

A disposable (also called disposable product) is a product designed for a single use after which it is recycled or is disposed as solid waste.

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Durable good

In economics, a durable good or a hard good or consumer durable is a good that does not quickly wear out or, more specifically, one that yields utility over time rather than being completely consumed in one use. Durability and durable good are waste minimisation.

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Durable medical equipment

Durable medical equipment is any medical equipment used in the home to aid in a better quality of living.

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Durable water repellent

Durable water repellent, or DWR, is a coating added to fabrics at the factory to make them water-resistant (hydrophobic).

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Economics

Economics is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Fatigue (material)

In materials science, fatigue is the initiation and propagation of cracks in a material due to cyclic loading.

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Fireproofing

Fireproofing is rendering something (structures, materials, etc.) resistant to fire, or incombustible; or material for use in making anything fire-proof.

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Interchangeable parts

Interchangeable parts are parts (components) that are identical for practical purposes.

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Maintainability

Maintainability is the ease of maintaining or providing maintenance for a functioning product or service.

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Maintenance

The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installations. Durability and maintenance are waste minimisation.

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Polymer degradation

Polymer degradation is the reduction in the physical properties of a polymer, such as strength, caused by changes in its chemical composition.

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Product (business)

In marketing, a product is an object, or system, or service made available for consumer use as of the consumer demand; it is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy the desire or need of a customer.

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Product lifetime

Product lifetime or product lifespan is the time interval from when a product is sold to when it is discarded.

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Product stewardship

Product stewardship is an approach to managing the environmental impacts of different products and materials and at different stages in their production, use and disposal. Durability and product stewardship are waste minimisation.

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Radiation hardening

Radiation hardening is the process of making electronic components and circuits resistant to damage or malfunction caused by high levels of ionizing radiation (particle radiation and high-energy electromagnetic radiation), especially for environments in outer space (especially beyond low Earth orbit), around nuclear reactors and particle accelerators, or during nuclear accidents or nuclear warfare.

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Regenerative design

Regenerative design is an approach to designing systems or solutions that aims to work with or mimic natural ecosystem processes for returning energy from less usable to more usable forms.

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Repairability

Repairability is a measure of the degree to and ease with which a product can be repaired and maintained, usually by end consumers.

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Residual stress

In materials science and solid mechanics, residual stresses are stresses that remain in a solid material after the original cause of the stresses has been removed.

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Rot-proof

Rot-proof or rot resistant is a condition of preservation or protection, by a process or treatment of materials used in industrial manufacturing or production to prevent biodegradation and chemical decomposition. Durability and rot-proof are materials science.

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Rustproofing

Rustproofing is the prevention or delay of rusting of iron and steel objects, or the permanent protection against corrosion. Durability and Rustproofing are materials science.

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Sale of Goods Act 1979

The Sale of Goods Act 1979 (c. 54) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which regulated English contract law and UK commercial law in respect of goods that are sold and bought.

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Service life

A product's service life is its period of use in service. Durability and service life are waste minimisation.

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Superfest

Superfest, also called CV-Glas or Ceverit until 1980, was a brand of drinking glasses in the GDR.

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Sustainable consumption

Sustainable consumption (sometimes abbreviated to "SC") is the use of products and services in ways that minimizes impacts on the environment.

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Throw-away society

The throw-away society is a generalised description of human social concept strongly influenced by consumerism, whereby the society tends to use items once only, from disposable packaging, and consumer products are not designed for reuse or lifetime use.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durability

Also known as Durable.

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