4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Robust  \Ro*bust"\,  a.  [L.  robustus  oaken,  hard,  strong,  fr 
  robur  strength,  a  very  hard  kind  of  oak;  cf  Skr.  rabhas 
  violence:  cf  F.  robuste.] 
  1.  Evincing  strength;  indicating  vigorous  health;  strong; 
  sinewy;  muscular;  vigorous;  sound;  as  a  robust  body; 
  robust  youth;  robust  health. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  robust 
  adj  1:  physically  strong  [ant:  {frail}] 
  2:  marked  by  richness  and  fullness  of  flavor;  "a  rich  ruby 
  port";  "full-bodied  wines";  "a  robust  claret";  "the  robust 
  flavor  of  fresh-brewed  coffee"  [syn:  {full-bodied},  {rich}] 
  3:  strong  enough  to  withstand  intellectual  challenge;  "the 
  experiment  yielded  robust  results";  "a  robust  faith" 
  4:  rough  and  crude;  "a  robust  tale" 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  robust  adj  Said  of  a  system  that  has  demonstrated  an  ability 
  to  recover  gracefully  from  the  whole  range  of  exceptional  inputs  and 
  situations  in  a  given  environment.  One  step  below  {bulletproof}. 
  Carries  the  additional  connotation  of  elegance  in  addition  to  just 
  careful  attention  to  detail.  Compare  {smart},  oppose  {brittle}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  robust 
 
  Said  of  a  system  that  has  demonstrated  an  ability  to  recover 
  gracefully  from  the  whole  range  of  exceptional  inputs  and 
  situations  in  a  given  environment.  One  step  below 
  {bulletproof}.  Carries  the  additional  connotation  of  elegance 
  in  addition  to  just  careful  attention  to  detail.  Compare 
  {smart},  opposite:  {brittle}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
 

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