Accountability vs. Reliability

Accountability vs. Reliability — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Accountability and Reliability

Accountabilitynoun

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.

Reliabilitynoun

The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.

Accountabilitynoun

(military) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.

Reliabilitynoun

(education) the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).

Accountabilitynoun

responsibility to someone or for some activity

Reliabilitynoun

(engineering) - measurable time of work before failure

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Reliabilitynoun

the trait of being dependable or reliable