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opportunity servicing

opportunity servicing noun: the practice of servicing equipment when it is convenient to do so, rather than on a fixed schedule.

Noun

opportunity servicing (uncountable)

  1. The practice of servicing equipment when it is convenient to do so, rather than on a fixed schedule.
    • There is, however, a move being made to adopt a system of progressive or opportunity servicing similar to that in use in Fighter Command.1962, Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, volume 66, page 314
    • Opportunity servicing is used only where accessibility is difficult. The principle is that when an item is removed for rectification and accessibility is therefore gained to a part of the aircraft, the opportunity is taken to do some routine servicing; […]1971, The Aeronautical Journal, volume 75, page 79

Questions about opportunity servicing

What does opportunity servicing mean?
Opportunity servicing means the practice of servicing equipment when it is convenient to do so, rather than on a fixed schedule.
What part of speech is opportunity servicing?
Opportunity servicing is a noun.

Words near opportunity servicing in the dictionary

  1. opportunity makes a thief
  2. opportunity makes the thief
  3. opportunity room
  4. opportunity rooms
  5. opportunity seldom knocks twice
  6. opportunity servicing
  7. opportunity shop
  8. opportunity shops
  9. opportunity window
  10. opportunity windows
  11. opportunityless

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