0 Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect: --
Gideon is very reliable - if he says he'll do something, he'll do it.
reliable information
1 deserving trust; dependable: --
2 reliable information or data is accurate or able to be trusted: --
more/less reliable Research results are more reliable when they are independent of the person who has conducted the study.
reliable figures/estimates/indicators The Consumer Price Index is a reasonably reliable indicator of inflation.
reliable information/data/evidence Currently, investors do not always have access to reliable information when they need it.
Broker-dealers must use their judgment in assessing whether the issuer information is from a reliable source.
3 a machine, piece of equipment, or system that is reliable always works well without breaking down: --
more/less/the least, etc. reliable The hard disk on which data is stored is probably the least reliable component in a PC.
While these disks function well as backup storage, they aren't reliable enough for long-term archiving.
People are often willing to pay a premium for a familiar, reliable service.
Consumer demand for fuel-efficient, reliable vehicles is on the increase.
4 a reliable person is someone that you can trust to work hard and do what they say they will do: --
In the absence of reliable telephones, every step in the interview process requires physical contact with the respondent, to book, reschedule, and keep appointments.
But it was unscholarly, in the sense that doubtful and questionable matter was accepted in an uncritical spirit and interspersed among documents of reliable authenticity.
The total consumption was then compared with import figures from the trade statistics to see whether the data was reliable.
These basic facts emerge both in the figures for the 1920s and 1930s and in the somewhat more reliable data for 1952.
The implication was that large cell assemblies are required to deliver reliable sensory signals.
There were no reliable differences in this regard between the onset plus duration and onset only conditions.
The four subtypes we identified were reliable and presented coherent patterns of oral language skill development.
Trustworthiness of the engineers was also paramount in attempts to establish railway locomotives as a safe, reliable, and cheap form of transportation.
