ALL meanings of maintenance
main·te·nance
M m - noun maintenance the act of maintaining: the maintenance of proper oral hygiene. 1
- noun Definition of maintenance in Technology (programming) The modification of a software product, after delivery, to correct faults, to improve performance or other attributes, or to adapt the product to a changed environment. Maintenance is an important part of the software life-cycle. It is expensive in manpower and resources, and one of the aims of software engineering is to reduce its cost. 1
- noun maintenance the state of being maintained: the maintenance of friendly relations with England. 1
- noun maintenance care or upkeep, as of machinery or property: With proper maintenance the car will last for many years. 1
- noun maintenance means of upkeep, support, or subsistence; livelihood: to provide a comfortable maintenance. 1
- noun maintenance alimony or child support. 1
- noun maintenance Law. an officious meddling in a suit in which the meddler has no interest, by assisting either party with means to prosecute or defend it. 1
- adjective maintenance Pharmacology, Psychiatry. administered to sustain a desired physiological or mental condition: maintenance dose. 1
- noun maintenance upkeep, care 1
- noun maintenance act of maintaining 1
- noun maintenance department 1
- noun maintenance The process of maintaining or preserving someone or something, or the state of being maintained. 1
- uncountable noun maintenance The maintenance of a building, vehicle, road, or machine is the process of keeping it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. 0
- uncountable noun maintenance Maintenance is money that someone gives regularly to another person to pay for the things that the person needs. 0
- uncountable noun maintenance If you ensure the maintenance of a state or process, you make sure that it continues. 0
- noun maintenance the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained 0
- noun maintenance a means of support; livelihood 0
- noun maintenance of or relating to the maintaining of buildings, machinery, etc 0
- noun maintenance (formerly unlawful) the interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it, as by providing funds to continue the action 0
- noun maintenance a provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, as after a divorce for a spouse 0
- noun maintenance the correction or prevention of faults in hardware by a programme of inspection and the replacement of parts 0
- noun maintenance the removal of existing faults and the modification of software in response to changes in specification or environment 0
- noun maintenance a maintaining or being maintained; upkeep, support, defense, etc.; specif., the work of keeping a building, machinery, etc. in a state of good repair 0
- noun maintenance means of support or sustenance; livelihood 0
- noun maintenance the act of interfering unlawfully in a suit between others by helping either party, as by giving money, to carry it on 0