ability of an item to be maintained in, or restored to, a state in which it can perform as required under given conditions of use and maintenance

Note 1 to entry: given conditions of use may include storage.

Note 2 to entry: given conditions of maintenance include the procedures and resources for use.

Note 3 to entry: maintainability may be quantified using such measures as mean time to repair, or the probability of repair within a specified period of time.

Note 4 to entry: testability (ability to detect failures or their effects and to locate their origin) is a component of maintainability.

[SOURCE: ISO 10795:2019]

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