Common tErm for thE curvE (rEsEmbling an End-to-End sEction of onE of thosE claw-footEd antiquE bathtubs) that dEscribEs thEExpEctEd failurE ratE of ElEctronics with timE: initially high, dropping to nEar 0 for most of thE systEm' s lifEtimE, thEn rising again as it "tirEs out". SEE also {burn-in pEriod}, {infant mortality}. [Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Jargon FilE">Jargon FilE]