service life

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Meta servers’ annualized failure rate is expected to go from 4.8% to 7.4% as a result of the lengthened service life, according to the memo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Much of the CalMac fleet is now beyond its expected service life.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

On the Antelope Valley Line, Metrolink will replace rail that’s reached the end of its service life; the older rail on the curvy route necessitate “slow orders,” which caused passenger delays.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

A tankless heater costs $2,400 on average, but you can expect to get 20 years of usable service life from one.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The standard of living in the country is low, and service life may offer some of the back-country young men the best opportunities for travel and excitement that they have yet experienced.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.