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Mean Time Between Failures

• LeifCarrotson 10y ago
  That's an interesting contrast. I mean, you're correct, but why is the acronym "between" instead of "before"? As the article describes, when replacing a part costs a comparable amount to the price of a brand-new appliance, people buy new appliances. With this mindset, the correct term is no longer "between" failures - when you might replace a part and average the described time until the next failure - but "before" failure - at which point you replace the device and buy a new one.
  • gommm 10y ago
    That's a good point. I'm not sure why I misremembered the term but in this case it might actually be more accurate.
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  • bboreham 10y ago
    The other one is Mean Time To Failure.