preventative maintenance

noun

Maintenance done to keep something in working order rather than to repair damage that has already happened.

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Meanings

nounpreventative maintenance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMaintenance done to keep something in working order rather than to repair damage that has already happened.
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APA

preventative maintenance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preventative%20maintenance

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“preventative maintenance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preventative%20maintenance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preventative maintenance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preventative%20maintenance.

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