preventive maintenance
Definition
Systematic inspection, detection, correction, and prevention of incipient failures, before they become actual or major failures. Contrasted with corrective maintenance.
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preventive maintenance is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subject.
preventive maintenance appears in the definitions of the following terms: planned maintenance system (PMS), planned maintenance, predictive maintenance, full service vehicle lease, projected total life cost, corrective maintenance, mean maintenance time, maintenance and discretionary cost
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