Accountability vs. Reliability
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
Reliabilitynoun
the trait of being dependable or reliable
