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/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/ · noun
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service..
They are all preventable by proper maintenance, but non-safety critical maintenance has to be evaluated, so failures are an accepted penalty for keeping maintenance costs down.
From Pond to Pond he roamed, from moor to moor; / Housing, with God's good help, by choice or chance: / And in this way he gained an honest maintenance.
a maintenance release; a maintenance version
Use maintenance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Maintenance means Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service..
Common synonyms include sustenance, alimony, sustainment, sustentation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They are all preventable by proper maintenance, but non-safety critical maintenance has to be evaluated, so failures are an accepted penalty for keeping maintenance costs down.
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