Reliable Definition

rĭ-līə-bəl
adjective
That can be relied on; dependable; trustworthy.
Webster's New World
Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.
American Heritage
(signal processing, of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.
Wiktionary
noun

Something or someone reliable or dependable.

The old reliables.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Reliable

Noun

Singular:
reliable
Plural:
reliables

Origin of Reliable

  • From Scottish raliabill, itself from to rely + -able

    From Wiktionary

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