Glossary – Definitions
Reliability and risk-based maintenance methods

Criticité; Criticity

Relative measurement of the impact of failures on mission accomplishment and on the safety of equipment and personnel.

Risk assessment; Évaluation du risque

The process of comparing risk analysis results with risk criteria to determine whether the risk and/or its significance are acceptable or tolerable.

Reliability

Ability of a good to perform a required function, under given conditions, during a given time interval.

Inspection; Inspection

Conformity control performed by measuring, observing, testing or calibrating the significant characteristics of a good.

Maintenance préventive ; Preventive maintenance

Maintenance performed at predetermined intervals or according to prescribed criteria, designed to reduce the probability of failure or degradation of an asset's performance.

Scheduled maintenance

Preventive...