Self-maintenance
noun
1.
the act of maintaining:
the maintenance of proper oral hygiene.
2.
the state of being maintained:
the maintenance of friendly relations with England.
3.
care or upkeep, as of machinery or property:
With proper maintenance the car will last for many years.
4.
means of upkeep, support, or subsistence; livelihood:
to provide a comfortable maintenance.
5.
alimony or child support.
6.
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.
adjective
7.
Pharmacology, Psychiatry. administered to sustain a desired physiological or mental condition:
maintenance dose.
noun
1.
the act of maintaining or the state of being maintained
2.
a means of support; livelihood
3.
(modifier) of or relating to the maintaining of buildings, machinery, etc: maintenance man
4.
(law) (formerly unlawful) the interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it, as by providing funds to continue the action See also champerty
5.
(law) a provision ordered to be made by way of periodical payments or a lump sum, as after a divorce for a spouse
6.
(computing)
the correction or prevention of faults in hardware by a programme of inspection and the replacement of parts
the removal of existing faults and the modification of software in response to changes in specification or environment
maintenance main·te·nance (mān’tə-nəns)
n.
The extent to which a patient continues good health practices without professional supervision, as distinguished from adherence or compliance.
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