Safety

The capability of the software product to achieve acceptable levels of risk of harm to people, business, software, property or the environment in a specified context of use. [ ISO/IEC 9126-1 ]

Other Definitions

Safety [ ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765, ISO/IEC 15026 ]: The expectation that a system does not, under defined conditions, lead to a state in which human life, health, property, or the environment is endangered.

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