right to repair

noun

The right to make repairs to, and modify, an object (e.g., device, machine) that one owns, overruling any right of the manufacturer to insist that repairs be made only by certain people, only with OEM parts, only with certain software, and so on.

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Meanings

nounright to repair (countable and uncountable, plural rights to repair)

plural rights to repair

  1. countableuncountablelawThe right to make repairs to, and modify, an object (e.g., device, machine) that one owns, overruling any right of the manufacturer to insist that repairs be made only by certain people, only with OEM parts, only with certain software, and so on.

    Synonyms: right of repair

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe right to make repairs to, and modify, an object (e.g., device, machine) that one owns, overruling any right of the manufacturer to insist that repairs be made only by certain people, only with OEM parts, only with certain software, and so on.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 維修權 /维修权
  • 維修權 /维修权 (wéixiūquán)Translations
Finnish korjausoikeus, korjauttamisoikeus
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Polish prawo do naprawy
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Cite this entry
APA

right to repair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20to%20repair

MLA

“right to repair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20to%20repair. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right to repair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20to%20repair.

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