This compilation of terms@ acronyms and symbols was drawn from usage which should be familiar to those working in automotive electronics reliability. Terms are included which are used to describe how items@ materials and systems are evaluated for reliability@ how they fail@ how failures are modeled and how failures are prevented. Terms are also included from the disciplines of designing for reliability@ testing and failure analysis as well as the general disciplines of Quality and Reliability Engineering. This glossary is intended to augment SAE J1213. Glossary of Automotive Electronic Terms.