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The accessibility of a system resource in a timely manner; for example, the measurement of a system's uptime. Availability is one of the six fundamental components of information security (see Parkerian Hexad). See also uptime and high availability.

(system)availability - The degree to which a system suffers degradation or interruption in its service to the customer as a consequence of failures of one or more of its parts.

One of the components of RAS.
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Instead of discussing her claim to rank among ladies, it would be preferable to regard Phoebe as the example of feminine grace and availability combined, in a state of society, if there were any such, where ladies did not exist.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
This faith, more than anything else, steals the pith and availability out of whatever enterprise he may dream of undertaking.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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