system availability

[ˈsɪstəm ə'veɪləbɪlɪti]
nounpl: system availabilities
disponibilidade do sistema
1. The degree to which a system is operational and accessible for use when needed; the percentage of time a system is functioning properly and ready to perform its intended function
The company aims to maintain 99.9% system availability for its online banking platform.
A empresa visa manter 99,9% de disponibilidade do sistema para sua plataforma de banco online.
2. In IT and telecommunications, a measure of system reliability expressed as uptime versus total time
System availability is critical for e-commerce platforms during peak shopping seasons.
A disponibilidade do sistema é crítica para plataformas de comércio eletrônico durante períodos de pico de compras.
3. The ability of a system to be accessible and functional to authorized users at any given time
Poor system availability led to customer complaints and lost revenue.
A baixa disponibilidade do sistema causou reclamações de clientes e perda de receita.
System availability is a critical concept in Brazilian and American tech industries, particularly with the growth of cloud computing and digital services. In Brazil, companies increasingly use SLAs (Acordos de Nível de Serviço) that guarantee specific system availability percentages. The term is commonly used in IT departments, data centers, and among tech professionals across both countries as part of standard infrastructure management vocabulary.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
uptimesystem uptimeaccessibilityoperational availabilityservice availability
Antonyms / Antônimos
downtimeunavailabilitysystem failureoutage

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
disponibilidade do sistema
Standard term used in IT and business contexts throughout Brazil
Portugal
disponibilidade do sistema
Same term used in Portugal; may also use 'disponibilidade operacional'
Technical/Corporate
disponibilidade operacional do sistema
More formal variant used in technical documentation and corporate environments
USA/Canada
system availability (no direct regional variants)
Standard terminology in North American IT industry

Related Words

reliabilityredundancyfailoverSLA (Service Level Agreement)MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)MTTR (Mean Time To Repair)high availabilitydisaster recovery

Related Idioms & Phrases

keep the system up and running
ensure system availability
maximize system availability
system goes down (opposite)
24/7 availability
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →