MTBF

Indicates the average time that repairable electrical and electronic equipment or components can operate continuously without failure. For a single piece of equipment or component, it is the average time between one repair and the occurrence of the next failure, serving as a metric for the reliability of the equipment or component. The longer this time, the lower the failure rate and the higher the reliability. The failure rate is the inverse of MTBF. For equipment or components that cannot be repaired, MTTF is used instead, which in this case represents the average lifespan.

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