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right to repair

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.

Noun

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

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    right of repair

Synonyms of right to repair

Forms of right to repair

pluralrights to repair

Questions about right to repair

What does right to repair mean?
Right to repair means 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.
What part of speech is right to repair?
Right to repair is a noun.
What is the plural of right to repair?
The plural of right to repair is rights to repair.

Words near right to repair in the dictionary

  1. right to die
  2. right to keep and bear arms
  3. right to left
  4. right to life
  5. right to remain silent
  6. right to repair
  7. right to roam
  8. right to silence
  9. right to try
  10. right to work
  11. right total

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