preventative maintenance

preventative maintenance definition - business

preventative maintenance

Regular inspection, cleaning, overhauling, and replacement in an effort to prevent future problems that result in downtime and more expensive repairs. For example, an automobile owner replaces a timing belt at 60,000 miles in order to reduce the likelihood of a future engine failure.

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