Reliability vs. Credibility

Reliabilitynoun

The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.

Reliabilitynoun

(education) the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).

Reliabilitynoun

(engineering) - measurable time of work before failure

Reliabilitynoun

The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.

Reliabilitynoun

the trait of being dependable or reliable

Credibilitynoun

Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.

Credibilitynoun

(legal) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

Credibilitynoun

The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

Credibilitynoun

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

Credibilitynoun

the quality of being trusted and believed in

Credibilitynoun

the quality of being convincing or believable

Credibilitynoun

another term for street credibility

Credibility

Credibility comprises the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. Credibility dates back to Aristotle theory of Rhetoric.