Dependability

It is a measure of a system's availability, reliability, and its

maintainability. This may also encompass mechanisms
designed to increase and maintain the dependability of a
system.

Nominal Stress
Stress calculated on the basis of the net cross section of a
specimen without taking into account the effect of geometric
discontinuities such as holes, grooves, fillets, etc.
Nominal stress: the force on the object divided by the
original area.

True stress
the force on the object divided by the actual area. E.g., when
necking occurs the true stress is the force applied divided by
the area of the neck.