The "ratio of the number of that occur to the volume of data processed. ... Failures FAILURES may be divided, for example, into user-serviceable and non-user-serviceable categories, and the measure of volume varies by device class." VVSG. Cf. 2007 ERROR RATE, MEAN TIME FAILURES. BETWEEN
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The "ratio of the number of that occur to the volume of data processed. ... Failures FAILURES may be divided, for example, into user-serviceable and non-user-serviceable categories, and the measure of volume varies by device class." VVSG. Cf. 2007 ERROR RATE, MEAN TIME FAILURES. BETWEEN
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Failure Rate. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/failure-rate
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