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   On 2024-12-09, David Higton  wrote:   
   >> Do you know what MTBF means?   
   >   
   > Yes.  Something I don't understand, though, is why so many people use   
   > the term MTBF when the appropriate one would be MTTF, since so few of   
   > the things referred to are repaired.   
      
   It does not really matter if you repair or replace - what is important is   
   that a technician needs to drive to the installed equipment to get it going   
   again, and MTBF helps calculating how often that will be necessary during   
   normal operation.   
      
   That assumes that properly repaired equipment is as reliable as comparable,   
   non-failed equipment of the same age, otherwise, the numbers will be skewed.   
      
   cu   
   Michael   
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   Some people have no respect of age unless it is bottled.   
      
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