本推荐规程定义了组织的软件可靠性工程（SRE）过程、预测模型、增长模型、工具和实践。本文件及其模型和工具对任何开发组织都很有用，可以识别定量评估软件或固件子系统或产品可靠性的方法、方程式和标准。采购软件子系统或根据本推荐规程开发的产品的组织将受益于在采购前了解软件的可靠性。本文件不旨在证明软件或固件或用于开发软件或固件的过程。

This recommended practice defines the software reliability engineering (SRE) processes, prediction models, growth models, tools, and practices of an organization. This document and its models and tools are useful to any development organization to identify the methods, equations, and criteria for quantitatively assessing the reliability of a software or firmware subsystem or product. Organizations that acquire software subsystems or products developed with consideration to this recommended practice will benefit by knowing the reliability of the software prior to acquisition. This document does not seek to certify either the software or firmware or the processes employed for developing the software or firmware.