Robustness Glossary

Browse 4 robustness terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

4 Robustness Terms

Bullet Proof: A casual way to say something seems extremely robust, reliable, or hard to break. In engineering slang, it is often used optimistically, sometimes more...
Code Tank: A system or component that is heavy, hard to move, but very difficult to knock over. In engineering slang, code tank can be praise for durability or criticism...
Out-of-Distribution: Describing inputs or situations that differ meaningfully from the data or conditions a model encountered during training. Out-of-distribution cases are...
Robustness: The ability of an AI system to remain useful and stable across noisy inputs, edge cases, shifting conditions, and small perturbations. Robustness matters...