===== Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RAM) =====
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**[[dido:public:ra:1.4_req:2_nonfunc:14_reliability |Reliability]], [[dido:public:ra:1.4_req:2_nonfunc:20_maintainability|Maintainability]], and [[dido:public:ra:1.4_req:2_nonfunc:14_reliability:02_availability|Availability]]** are three system attributes that are of great interest to systems engineers, logisticians, and users. Collectively, they affect both the utility and the life-cycle costs of a product or system. 


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