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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 36 , Issue 11 (November 1993) table of contents

Pages: 69 - 80

Year of Publication: 1993

ISSN:0001-0782

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Bev Littlewood	City Univ., London, UK
Lorenzo Strigini	Italian National Research Council, Pisa, Italy

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
C. Computer Systems Organization
C.4 PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEMS
Subjects: Reliability, availability, and serviceability

Additional Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
D.2.4 Software/Program Verification
Subjects: Reliability; Validation

K. Computing Milieux
K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
Subjects: Human safety

General Terms:
Reliability

Keywords:
risk assessment, safety-critical systems, ultrahigh dependability

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