"robustify" meaning in English

See robustify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-robustify.wav Forms: robustifies [present, singular, third-person], robustifying [participle, present], robustified [participle, past], robustified [past]
Etymology: From robust + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|robust|ify}} robust + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} robustify (third-person singular simple present robustifies, present participle robustifying, simple past and past participle robustified)
  1. (software, statistics) To make more robust, that is, more tolerant of unexpected events. Related terms: robusticize

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