Robust. My dictionary defines it as
ro·bust, adj.
1.strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
2.strongly or stoutly built: his robust frame.
3.suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance: robust exercise.
4.rough, rude, or boisterous: robust drinkers and dancers.
5.rich and full-bodied: the robust flavor of freshly brewed coffee.
For ED systems (including computer systems), what does “robust” mean?
Many ED computer systems are “rude” (in an interpersonal relations sense, that is; see the works of Alan Cooper such as The Inmates are Running the Asylum). But that’s not the point of this essay. Instead, let’s concentrate on the term “hardy.” If I look this up in my dictionary, I find a definition that reads
capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy; strong: hardy explorers of northern Canada.
