Accountability vs Responsiveness - What's the difference?
accountability | responsiveness |
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.
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(military) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality or state of being responsive.
The ability of a machine to adjust to external influences.
As nouns the difference between accountability and responsiveness
is that accountability is the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for while responsiveness is the quality or state of being responsive.accountability
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(wikipedia accountability)Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
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* accountablenessSee also
* responsibilityReferences
responsiveness
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Noun
- The responsiveness of my old PC is nearly zero!