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repairability

repairability

1 5.1
How easy it is to fix something when it is broken
  • noun
  • /rɪˌpɛrəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : reparabilidad
  • The repairability of this smartphone allows users to easily fix common issues without needing professional help.
  • durability and repairability

The iPhone Fourteens now across the board have a slightly improved repairability design.

Examples

  • The outfit's final verdict on the device's repairability isn't in just yet, but you can tap the source link below to gaze at the LG-made phone's innards.

    Blog text (12)
  • If you are a butterfingers type, you might find it of interest that according to iFixit, the Google Nexus 4 has a repairability rating of 7 out of 10, with 10 being the easiest to fix.

    Blog text (10)
  • There are problems of repairability, but ...

    Blog text (28)
  • So how does it rank for repairability?

    Blog text (17)
  • Maintainability and repairability are simply not important in modern industrial design.

    Blog text (15)
  • The iPhone Fourteens now across the board have a slightly improved repairability design.

  • As the device is fairly simple to take apart, one would think the Nexus 4 would have a great Repairability Score, and sure enough, it does.

    Blog text (9)
  • However, when you then compare other characteristics of the two materials, including manufacturability, safety, repairability, and cost, steel emerges as the clear winner.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The site rated Surface's "repairability" a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the easiest) following a teardown of the product.

    Blog text (1)
  • They were instructed to assume that the technology assessed meets an average level of performance for each of the factors (e.g., an average level of dependability, durability, repairability, etc.) and to indicate the order in which the factors would be important to them for that technology.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

maintainability
vsrepairability
  • Specialized
1 6.8

The ease of keeping something working or fixing it

emphasizes how easily something can be made to work again when broken
serviceability
vsrepairability
  • Specialized
1 4.9

How easy it is to fix or keep something working

focuses more on how easily something can be made to work again
remediableness
vsrepairability
9.9

How possible it is to fix something

focuses on how easily and effectively something can be made to work again
restorability
vsrepairability
7.0

The ability to be put back to how it was before

specifies ease and success of making something work properly again
salvability
vsrepairability
7.0

The chance that something can be saved or fixed

stresses how easily and effectively something can be made to work again
recoverability
vsrepairability
6.8

How easily people can fix something and use it again after damage

is about ease and effectiveness of making something work properly again

Antonyms

A thing that cannot be fixed or made like new

How Repairable

repairability
1 5.1

Surface Forms

repairability singular

Morphology

repairability = repairable (transparent) = repair + able + ity

Clear nominalization of the adjective 'repairable' ('-ity' forming the noun indicating a quality or state).

Etymology

The word repairability is built from repair ('to fix') and the ending -ability ('can be done'), so it literally means 'how well something can be fixed'. That's why people use it when they talk about how easy it is to repair a laptop, car, or other object.