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Accountability vs. Reliability

Accountability and Reliability Definitions

Accountability

Expected or required to account for one's actions; answerable.

Reliability

Capable of being relied on; dependable
A reliable assistant.
A reliable car.

Accountability

Capable of being explained
An accountable phenomenon.

Reliability

Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

Accountability

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

Reliability

The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.
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Accountability

An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.

Reliability

(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).

Accountability

Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.

Reliability

(engineering) measurable time of work before failure

Accountability

(military) The obligation imposed by law 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.

Reliability

The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.
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Accountability

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness.

Reliability

The trait of being dependable or reliable

Accountability

Responsibility to someone or for some activity

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