OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5391

maintenance

/ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mantenimiento • manutención
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.
mantenimiento
The natural process which keeps an organism alive.
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