reliable
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
Other meanings
Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.
Synonyms
- secure
- trustworthy
- solid
- firm
Related words
- nonreliable
- reliabilism
- reliabilist
- superreliable
- ultrareliable
- reliableness
- reliably
- semireliable
Where this comes from
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