- The functional checking, servicing, repairing, or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, supporting utilities, and also software in industrial, business, governmental, and residential installations. Over time, maintenance has come to include multiple wordings that describe various cost-effective practices to keep equipment operational; these activities take place either before or after a failure. ← Wikipedia
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