Durable
Encyclopedia
Durability is the ability to endure. It can refer to:
In safety and technology:
- Durable goodDurable goodIn economics, a durable good or a hard good is a good that does not quickly wear out, or more specifically, one that yields utility over time rather than being completely consumed in one use. Items like bricks or jewellery could be considered perfectly durable goods, because they should...
s, goods with a long usable life in economics. - Durability (database systems), one of the ACID properties.
In safety and technology:
- Dust resistant
- Fire resistantFireproofingFireproofing, a passive fire protection measure, refers to the act of making materials or structures more resistant to fire, or to those materials themselves, or the act of applying such materials. Applying a certification listed fireproofing system to certain structures allows these to have a...
- Rot-proofRot-proofRot-proof or rot resistant is a condition of preservation or protection, by a process or treatment of materials used in industrial manufacturing or production to prevent biodegradation and chemical decomposition. Decomposition is a factor in which organic matter breaks down overtime...
- Rustproof
- Thermal resistant
- Impact resistantToughnessIn materials science and metallurgy, toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing; Material toughness is defined as the amount of energy per volume that a material can absorb before rupturing...
- WaterproofWaterproofingWaterproof or water-resistant describes objects relatively unaffected by water or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions. Such items may be used in wet environments or under water to specified depths...