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runability, n.|rʌnəˈbɪlɪtɪ|
Also runnability.
[f. run v. + -ability; in some cases perh. f. runnable a. and -ity, though the adj. is not recorded in these technical uses.]
The capacity for running or for being run; spec. in Paper-making and Printing, the degree of ease with which paper passes through a machine.
1935Bull. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. Sept. 5 The ability of a molten metal to flow under the influence of a given pressure is one of the properties of the metal... For lack of a better term this property will be referred to as ‘runability’. 1965Weiner & Roth in Inst. Paper Chem. (U.S.) Bibl. Ser. No. 215. p. iv, The behavior of paper in printing can be described in two broad categories, viz., printability and runnability... Runnability covers all of the characteristics of the paper which contribute to the ease, efficiency, and convenience of using the paper in the printing process. 1978Rugby World Apr. 21 It would seem reasonable to think also that the ‘runability’ and stamina development demanded of the top-class player today would preclude most former internationals from participating in the same match without similar preparation. 1980Forest Products News (N.Z.) XVII. i. 4/2 Testers examine..the coefficient of friction which determines runability. 1982Equity Life No. 48. 33/1 These [orienteering] maps show ‘runability’ of the terrain ranging from the ‘fast run’ of open forest to the ‘fight’ of a thicket. 1988Graphic Arts Monthly Aug. 140/2 Trade-off of properties essential to printability and runnability will be necessary if..weight is further reduced. |