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durable

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Wikipedia:

Durability

Summary:

the ability to endure. It can refer to: Durable goods, goods with a long usable life in economics. | Durability (database systems), one of the ACID properties. | In safety and technology: Dust resistant | Fire resistant | Rot-proof | Rustproof | ...  (36 of 92 words, 9 senses)

Wiktionary:

durable | durables [plural] | more durable [comparative] | most durable [superlative] | permanent

Summary:

able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring | [economics] A durable good, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.  (21 of 74 words, 2 senses, 1 etymology)

Merriam-Webster:

durable | lasting | durability | durableness | durably

Summary:

able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration | designed to be durable  (14 of 57 words, 2 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Encarta:

durable | durability [noun] | durableness [noun] | durably [adverb]

Summary:

lasting for a long time, especially without sustaining damage or wear  (11 of 51 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Random House:

durable

Summary:

able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring. | "durables". See "durable goods".  (13 of 19 words, 2 senses, pronunciation)

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