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