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percussive maintenance

Syllables: per·cuss·ive main·ten·anceUK/pəˈkʌsɪv ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns//pɚˈkʌsɪv ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/

percussive maintenance noun: the use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning device work.

percussive maintenance: the use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning...
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Noun

percussive maintenance (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) The use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning device work.
    • If percussive maintenance and other home remedies have failed, you should try running a general diagnostic utility. Better yet, run several.1986, Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine: The Independent Guide to IBM-standard Personal Computing, volume 19, New York, N.Y.: PC Communications Corp., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 229, column 2
    • Early trips reported trouble that seemed to be fixed by using a wrench to apply repeated doses of percussive maintenance.1996, Alex Law, “Benz touts hydrogen-based fuel cell”, in Toronto Star
    Synonyms:
    technical tap, mechanical agitation

Synonyms of percussive maintenance

Questions about percussive maintenance

What does percussive maintenance mean?
Percussive maintenance means the use of physical concussion, such as a knock or a tap, in an attempt to make a malfunctioning device work.
What part of speech is percussive maintenance?
Percussive maintenance is a noun.
How do you pronounce percussive maintenance?
Percussive maintenance is pronounced /pəˈkʌsɪv ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/ (UK).

Words near percussive maintenance in the dictionary

  1. percussionally
  2. percussionist
  3. percussionists
  4. percussions
  5. percussive
  6. percussive maintenance
  7. percussively
  8. percussiveness
  9. percussives
  10. percussor
  11. percussors

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