Maintenance

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

English

Etymology

Middle English mayntenaunce, from Old French maintenance, from maintenir, maintenoir, "to maintain".

Pronunciation

IPA	/ˈmeɪntənəns/
X-SAMPA	/"meInt@n@ns/

Noun

maintenance (counter: act of maintenance)

1. Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service
2. ((law{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) a tort committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.

Related terms

• maintain
• maintenance window

Translations

• Dutch: onderhoud n
• Finnish: huolto
• Romanian: întreÅ£inere f
• Swedish: underhÃ¥ll n

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