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Definition
Characteristic of design and installation which determines the probability that a failed equipment, machine, or system can be restored to its normal operable state within a given timeframe, using the prescribed practices and procedures. Its two main components are serviceability (ease of conducting scheduled inspections and servicing) and reparability (ease of restoring service after a failure).
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maintainability is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subject.
maintainability appears in the definitions of the following terms: mean time to repair (MTTR), inherent reliability, quality assurance (QA), equipment performance data, maintainability parameters, availability and system engineering
maintainability appears in these other terms: software maintainability, reliability, availability, maintainability (RAM)
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