1.
operating rate; capacity utilization rate
The ratio of actual production or operation to the maximum possible capacity. Used in manufacturing and economics to measure how much of available capacity is being used.
工場の稼働率が上がった。
The factory's operating rate went up.
設備の稼働率を高めるために改善策を検討した。
We considered improvement measures to raise the equipment utilization rate.
景気の悪化で製造業の稼働率が低下している。
The operating rate in manufacturing is declining due to the economic downturn.
2.
uptime; availability rate
In IT and systems contexts, the percentage of time a system or service is operational and available.
このサーバーの稼働率は99.9%だ。
This server has 99.9% uptime.
システムの稼働率を監視するツールを導入した。
We introduced a tool to monitor the system's uptime.
稼働率が下がると利用者からの苦情が増える。
When uptime drops, complaints from users increase.
Composed of 稼働 (operation, running) and 率 (rate, ratio). An important economic and industrial metric.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 稼働率が高い: high operating rate
- 稼働率が低い: low operating rate
- 稼働率を上げる: to raise the operating rate
- 稼働率の低下: decline in operating rate
RELATED TERMS:
- 稼働: operation, running
- 生産性: productivity
- 操業率: operating rate — synonym, more common in manufacturing reports