The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Reliability, Availability, Serviceability
(RAS) Three key attributes
of a computing system design. See reliability, availability,
and serviceability.
The term "RAS" is fairly common in the computing industry
(particularly computers and storage) as computing becomes more
fundamental. For example, a vehicle may depend on dozens of
computers, and the consequences of the failure can be
significant (e.g., an ambulance's engine won't start).
(2000-08-13)