Reliability vs. Credibility — What's the Difference?

Capable of being relied on; dependable

Credibility comprises the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. Credibility dates back to Aristotle theory of Rhetoric.

Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.

The quality of being trusted and believed in

The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.

The quality, capability, or power to elicit belief

(education) the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).

A capacity for belief

(engineering) measurable time of work before failure

Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.

The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.

(legal) Believability of statements by a witness, as measured by whether the testimony is probable or improbable when judged by common experience.

The trait of being dependable or reliable

The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

The quality of being believable or trustworthy