- Availability
- Describes the reliability of power plants. It refers to the number of hours that a power plant is available to produce power divided by the total hours in a set time period, usually a year.
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Availability — A*vail a*bil i*ty, n.; pl. {Availabilities}. 1. The quality of being available; availableness. [1913 Webster] Note: The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of mere availableness, or capability of success without regard to worthiness … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
availability — [ə vāl΄ə bil′ə tē] n. 1. the quality or condition of being available 2. pl. availabilities an available person or thing * * * See available. * * * … Universalium
availability — index access (opening), possibility Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Availability — [engl.], Verfügbarkeit. … Universal-Lexikon
availability — (n.) 1803, from AVAILABLE (Cf. available) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
availability — [ə vāl΄ə bil′ə tē] n. 1. the quality or condition of being available 2. pl. availabilities an available person or thing … English World dictionary
Availability — For the thermodynamic function availability , in the sense of available useful work, see exergy. For availability as a form of cognitive bias, see availability heuristic. In telecommunications and reliability theory, the term availability has the … Wikipedia
availability — The condition in which deposited funds are available for use by the depositor. The time lag between the date of a deposit and the date it is credited to the collected balance. American Banker Glossary The period in which the project financing is… … Financial and business terms
availability — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ easy, ready ▪ the easy availability of many illegal drugs ▪ general, wide, widespread ▪ greater … Collocations dictionary
availability — a|vail|a|bil|i|ty [ ə,veılə bıləti ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the state of being able to be obtained or used: availability of: Whether I take the job depends on the availability of daycare. 2. ) the state of not being too busy to do something: I ll… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
availability */*/ — UK [əˌveɪləˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the state of being able to be obtained or used availability of: Whether I take the job depends on the availability of child care. 2) the state of not being too busy to do something I ll have to check … English dictionary
