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robust |
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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