Glossary of Terms
Practical maintenance terms, CMMS language, reliability abbreviations, and plant maintenance definitions in one place.
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Maintenance Lead Time
Maintenance lead time is the elapsed time from identification or approval of maintenance work until completion or closure.
Maintenance Logbook
A maintenance logbook is a chronological record of significant maintenance events, equipment conditions, work, decisions, and shift information.
Maintenance Notification
A maintenance notification is an initial record used to report an equipment problem, abnormal condition, service need, or required maintenance action before detailed planning begins.
Maintenance Outage
A maintenance outage is a planned interruption of equipment or service so inspection, repair, replacement, testing, or modification can be completed.
Maintenance Planner
A maintenance planner prepares job scope, labor, parts, tools, instructions, safety requirements, and estimates before work is scheduled.
Maintenance Planning
Maintenance planning is the preparation of job scope, labor, skills, parts, tools, safety requirements, information, and work method before maintenance execution.
Maintenance Productivity
Maintenance productivity compares useful maintenance output with the labor, time, or resources consumed.
Maintenance Record
A maintenance record is evidence of maintenance work, inspection, calibration, testing, decision, or equipment condition associated with a specific asset or activity.
Maintenance Report
A maintenance report is a structured presentation of maintenance work, asset condition, performance, cost, compliance, or exceptions for a defined period or scope.
Maintenance Request Triage
Maintenance request triage is the rapid review of reported work to confirm validity, risk, priority, ownership, and the next action.
Maintenance Response Time
Maintenance response time is the elapsed time between reporting or escalation of a maintenance need and the start of the defined response.
Maintenance Rework
Maintenance rework is additional maintenance required because earlier work was incomplete, incorrect, ineffective, or did not meet acceptance requirements.
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