Maintenance (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the act of maintaining: the maintenance of proper oral hygiene.
  2. the state of being maintained: the maintenance of friendly relations with England.
  3. care or upkeep, as of machinery or property: With proper maintenance the car will last for many years.
  4. means of upkeep, support, or subsistence; livelihood: to provide a comfortable maintenance.
  5. alimony or child support.
  6. an officious meddling in a suit in which the meddler has no interest, by assisting either party with means to prosecute or defend it.
adjective
  1. administered to sustain a desired physiological or mental condition: maintenance dose.
noun
  1. the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained
  2. a means of support; livelihood
  3. of or relating to the maintaining of buildings, machinery, etc
  4. (formerly unlawful) the interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it, as by providing funds to continue the action
  5. a provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, as after a divorce for a spouse
  6. computing
    • the correction or prevention of faults in hardware by a programme of inspection and the replacement of parts
    • the removal of existing faults and the modification of software in response to changes in specification or environment
Maintenance (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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