Robust

a.	1.	Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
	2.	Violent; rough; rude. While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. - Thomson.
	3.	Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment. Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and strong, That nothing may sustain his furious force. - Spenser.

Adj.	1.	robust - physically strong Antonyms: frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
	2.	robust - marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" Synonyms: full-bodied, rich
	3.	robust - strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
	4.	robust - rough and crude; "a robust tale"

robust - Said of a system that has demonstrated an ability to recover gracefully from the whole range of exceptional inputs and situations in a given environment. One step below bulletproof. Carries the additional connotation of elegance in addition to just careful attention to detail. Compare smart, opposite: brittle.

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