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📖 Carolopedia › UptimeGuide page
📖What it means
The share of time something was actually able to serve. It is only meaningful against a stated window and a stated definition of 'able' — otherwise it is a number that always looks good.
⚖️What it is NOT
The neighbours this word is most often confused with, and the line between them.
Not: Health check
Uptime is the aggregate over time; a health check is one question asked now.
Not: Measure
Uptime is one measure; a measure is any registered number with a target.
🗣️Also called
availabilitytime up