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serviceability|ˌsɜːvɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ|
[f. next + -ity.]
Capability or readiness for service; usefulness. Also of machinery: the capacity to be maintained or repaired; reliability.
1834Tait's Mag. I. 531 Her kind-heartedness, her serviceability, and naiveté of mind, rendered her..a welcome guest. 1898Gregory Side Lights Meth. 13 The basis of his character was seriousness and an indomitable serviceability. 1913Chambers's Jrnl. June 478/1 The claims of reliability, serviceability, and efficiency have been established. 1942R.A.F. Jrnl. 3 Oct. 25 He looks at the Situation Map, the serviceability blackboard, and other items of visual intelligence. 1946Happy Landings July 3/3 Drills connected with the serviceability of the engine..are clearing the supercharger gears and exercising propellers in flight. 1961B. Fergusson Watery Maze xiii. 319 It had been calculated at Quadrant that the ‘serviceability rate’—that is, the number which one could actually count on for use on D-Day—would be 90 per cent for LSTs and 85 per cent for the rest. 1981S. Dunmore Ace ii. ii. 162 The shortages affected serviceability..damaged aircraft had to be cannibalized to provide spares. |