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Service Level Indicator (SLI) – ISTQB Definition

Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team

Official ISTQB Definition

A quantitative measure of some aspect of service level, such as request latency, error rate, or availability.

In simple words

A specific metric that shows how well the service is doing.

Exam tip

SLI → SLO → SLA is the SRE reliability chain.

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