maintenance
1maintenance — main·te·nance n 1 a: the act of providing basic and necessary support b: the state of having such support 2: a financial means of providing necessary assistance: as a: alimony b …
2Maintenance — Main te*nance, n. [OF. maintenance. See {Maintain}.] 1. The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication. [1913 Webster] Whatsoever is granted to the church for God s honor and the maintenance of his service, is granted to God.… …
3Maintenance — (mängtnangß), frz., die Erhaltung; mainteniren, festhalten, behaupten; Maintenure (mängtnühr), der gerichtliche Schutz bei einem Besitze …
4Maintenance — Réparation d une ligne de chemin de fer, peinture de (en) Konstantin Savitsky exécutée en 1874. Selon la définition de l AFNOR …
5Maintenance — For the Wikipedia maintenance, see Wikipedia:Maintenance. Maintenance may refer to: Biological science Maintenance respiration Maintenance of an organism Non technical maintenance: High maintenance, slang expression Child support or alimony, also …
6maintenance — /mayn teuh neuhns/, n. 1. the act of maintaining. 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.… …
7maintenance — 1. A therapeutic regimen intended to preserve benefit. Cf.:compliance (2), adherence (2). 2. The extent to which the patient continues good heath practices without supervision, incorporating them into a general life style. Cf.:compliance. [M.E.,… …
8Maintenance OS — A maintenance Operating System (mOS) is one that can be used when normal assumptions of safety do not apply. It is typically used to recover data from corrupted or failing hardware, perform hardware diagnostics, or to manage unwanted or hostile… …
9Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act — Old Parliament House, photographed in January 2006 An Act to provide for the maintenance of religious harmony and for establishing a Presidential Council for Religious Harmony and for matters conne …
10Maintenance philosophy — is the mix of strategies that ensure an item works as expected when needed.[1][2] Contents 1 Definition 1.1 Failure Detection 1.1.1 Conditi …
