Timeline for What word should I use for something that fails intermittently?
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| Jul 15, 2011 at 14:32 | comment | added | Monica Cellio | I initially thought the same thing, but I think it depends on OP's situation. If his software works or doesn't work, e.g. a web server that sometimes fails to return a page, I'd say "flaky" or "unreliable". If his software seems to always be available but sometimes gives the wrong answer (e.g. a GPS), that's definitely "unreliable". If in his situation "unreliable" could mean that, I might steer away from that word for the case of "sometimes doesn't answer". Of course, I could be over-analyzing this. :-) | |
| Jul 15, 2011 at 13:26 | comment | added | Urbycoz | I used that word in my question. I suppose it works, but it just seems a bit vague to me. | |
| Jul 15, 2011 at 12:12 | history | answered | tenfour | CC BY-SA 3.0 |